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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 215 · 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 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  2. 2.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  3. 3.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  4. 4.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  5. 5.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  6. 6.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) quieter (c) shorter (d) easier to read
  7. 7.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  10. 10.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  12. 12.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  13. 13.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  17. 17.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) sans-serif fonts (c) pixels (d) serif fonts
  18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  19. 19.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  20. 20.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) none at all (c) two or three at most (d) a new one per word
  21. 21.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  23. 23.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  25. 25.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  26. 26.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  28. 28.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) size (c) serifs (small feet) (d) letters
  30. 30.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  32. 32.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  34. 34.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  36. 36.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  38. 38.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  40. 40.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 16.5
  2. 32
  3. serif
  4. 12
  5. hard to read
  6. harder to read
  7. False
  8. 31.5
  9. 21
  10. 54
  11. easy to read
  12. 44
  13. 0.5
  14. 36
  15. False
  16. sans-serif
  17. serif fonts
  18. 1
  19. 19.5
  20. two or three at most
  21. False
  22. sans-serif
  23. False
  24. 1.5
  25. 28.5
  26. False
  27. 13.5
  28. True
  29. serifs (small feet)
  30. 0.25
  31. easy to read
  32. False
  33. hard to read
  34. False
  35. hard to read
  36. True
  37. easy to read
  38. False
  39. hard to read
  40. False

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