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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

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

Answer key

  1. 33
  2. True
  3. 1
  4. False
  5. sans-serif
  6. 1.25
  7. hard to read
  8. two or three at most
  9. serif fonts
  10. True
  11. easy to read
  12. 48
  13. True
  14. 18
  15. 15
  16. False
  17. True
  18. sans-serif
  19. serifs (small feet)
  20. 0.5
  21. True
  22. False
  23. serif
  24. easy to read
  25. 48
  26. False
  27. 36
  28. 34.5
  29. 19.5
  30. 31.5
  31. easy to read
  32. 28.5
  33. 27
  34. easy to read
  35. True
  36. 30
  37. False
  38. serif
  39. points (pt)
  40. sans-serif

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