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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 209 · 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.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  2. 2.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) serif fonts (c) pixels (d) emoji
  3. 3.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  4. 4.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  5. 5.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  7. 7.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) shorter (c) easier to read (d) quieter
  8. 8.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  9. 9.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  12. 12.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  13. 13.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  15. 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  17. 17.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  20. 20.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  24. 24.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  26. 26.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  30. 30.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  32. 32.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  33. 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  34. 34.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  36. 36.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a short title (c) a timetable (d) small labels
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. serif fonts
  3. serif
  4. 36
  5. True
  6. sans-serif
  7. harder to read
  8. 54
  9. True
  10. False
  11. 64
  12. 0.25
  13. 21
  14. serif
  15. serif
  16. sans-serif
  17. False
  18. 56
  19. easy to read
  20. True
  21. False
  22. hard to read
  23. serif
  24. False
  25. 1.5
  26. True
  27. 48
  28. True
  29. 44
  30. False
  31. hard to read
  32. 1.75
  33. hard to read
  34. False
  35. 0.75
  36. a short title
  37. 30
  38. 27
  39. easy to read
  40. 13.5

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