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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 21 · 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.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  2. 2.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  5. 5.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  6. 6.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  8. 8.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  10. 10.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  12. 12.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  13. 13.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) emoji (c) serif fonts (d) pixels
  14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  17. 17.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a short title (c) small labels (d) a timetable
  18. 18.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  19. 19.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  20. 20.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  22. 22.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  24. 24.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  25. 25.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) at least ten (c) none at all (d) a new one per word
  26. 26.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  27. 27.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  28. 28.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  29. 29.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  30. 30.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  33. 33.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) quieter (c) shorter (d) harder to read
  34. 34.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  37. 37.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) degrees (c) kilograms (d) points (pt)
  40. 40.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif

Answer key

  1. 24
  2. False
  3. 33
  4. hard to read
  5. 28
  6. True
  7. 2
  8. sans-serif
  9. 15
  10. 36
  11. sans-serif
  12. 13.5
  13. serif fonts
  14. hard to read
  15. 1.25
  16. 30
  17. a short title
  18. 22
  19. 34.5
  20. True
  21. 0.5
  22. True
  23. 64
  24. 25.5
  25. two or three at most
  26. easy to read
  27. 19.5
  28. 0.25
  29. 33
  30. False
  31. 28.5
  32. serif
  33. harder to read
  34. True
  35. 1.5
  36. sans-serif
  37. True
  38. True
  39. points (pt)
  40. serif

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