Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 214 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) serifs (small feet) (c) size (d) colour
2. 2.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
4. 4.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
5. 5.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
7. 7.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
11. 11.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) quieter (c) harder to read (d) shorter
12. 12.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
15. 15.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
17. 17.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
18. 18.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) serif fonts (c) pixels (d) sans-serif fonts
19. 19.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
20. 20.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
22. 22.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) points (pt) (c) degrees (d) litres
23. 23.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
25. 25.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
27. 27.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
28. 28.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
32. 32.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
34. 34.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
35. 35.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
36. 36.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) two or three at most (c) at least ten (d) a new one per word
37. 37.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
39. 39.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
40. 40.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

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