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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 220 · 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.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  2. 2.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  3. 3.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  5. 5.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) sans-serif fonts (c) emoji (d) serif fonts
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  8. 8.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  9. 9.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  11. 11.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  14. 14.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  16. 16.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  17. 17.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  19. 19.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  22. 22.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  23. 23.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  25. 25.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  26. 26.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  28. 28.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  30. 30.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  39. 39.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  40. 40.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) size (c) serifs (small feet) (d) colour

Answer key

  1. easy to read
  2. 33
  3. True
  4. hard to read
  5. serif fonts
  6. 36
  7. sans-serif
  8. 40
  9. True
  10. 1.25
  11. 64
  12. hard to read
  13. hard to read
  14. 25.5
  15. 1.5
  16. 48
  17. True
  18. 0.75
  19. False
  20. easy to read
  21. easy to read
  22. 22
  23. False
  24. sans-serif
  25. 33
  26. hard to read
  27. serif
  28. False
  29. 2
  30. False
  31. False
  32. True
  33. False
  34. 15
  35. serif
  36. 36
  37. 30
  38. serif
  39. 54
  40. serifs (small feet)

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