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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 218 · 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.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a short title (c) small labels (d) a timetable
  2. 2.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  3. 3.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  4. 4.🔤 Text is set at 12 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: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  7. 7.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  9. 9.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  12. 12.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  13. 13.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  17. 17.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  18. 18.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) litres (c) degrees (d) points (pt)
  19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  23. 23.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  26. 26.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  28. 28.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  30. 30.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  32. 32.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  34. 34.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  39. 39.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

Answer key

  1. a short title
  2. 44
  3. sans-serif
  4. 18
  5. hard to read
  6. 12
  7. 1.5
  8. 33
  9. False
  10. False
  11. sans-serif
  12. 1.75
  13. False
  14. True
  15. False
  16. 0.25
  17. serif
  18. points (pt)
  19. easy to read
  20. easy to read
  21. hard to read
  22. sans-serif
  23. 48
  24. 22
  25. 20
  26. 36
  27. serif
  28. True
  29. easy to read
  30. 0.5
  31. serif
  32. False
  33. 33
  34. 19.5
  35. 40
  36. 30
  37. True
  38. sans-serif
  39. False
  40. 36

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