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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 208 · 40 questions
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Creator's tip (Few fonts, big enough): Serif = small feet on letters; sans-serif = plain ends. Use one or two fonts. Heading = body size × times (12 pt × 3 = 36 pt). Line spacing ≈ 1.5 × font size; 72 pt = 1 inch.

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  1. 1.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  2. 2.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  3. 3.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) serifs (small feet) (c) size (d) colour
  4. 4.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  5. 5.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  7. 7.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  8. 8.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  11. 11.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  14. 14.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) pixels (c) sans-serif fonts (d) serif fonts
  15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  16. 16.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) small labels (c) a timetable (d) a short title
  18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  19. 19.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  20. 20.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  22. 22.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) harder to read (c) easier to read (d) quieter
  24. 24.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  25. 25.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  27. 27.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  28. 28.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  30. 30.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  31. 31.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  32. 32.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  40. 40.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 1.25
  3. serifs (small feet)
  4. 0.25
  5. 22
  6. 16.5
  7. 30
  8. serif
  9. 34.5
  10. 1.5
  11. False
  12. True
  13. sans-serif
  14. serif fonts
  15. 19.5
  16. True
  17. a short title
  18. easy to read
  19. 64
  20. False
  21. 28
  22. True
  23. harder to read
  24. 2
  25. False
  26. serif
  27. 33
  28. True
  29. serif
  30. serif
  31. 0.5
  32. 42
  33. 22.5
  34. easy to read
  35. hard to read
  36. 36
  37. 33
  38. False
  39. 30
  40. False

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