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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 221 · 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.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  4. 4.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  5. 5.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  6. 6.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  8. 8.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) quieter (c) harder to read (d) easier to read
  9. 9.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  12. 12.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  15. 15.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) small labels (c) a timetable (d) a short title
  16. 16.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  17. 17.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  19. 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  21. 21.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) colour (c) letters (d) size
  22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  23. 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  25. 25.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) two or three at most (c) a new one per word (d) at least ten
  26. 26.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  27. 27.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  28. 28.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  31. 31.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  33. 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  34. 34.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  39. 39.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  40. 40.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. 13.5
  4. 22.5
  5. 1
  6. True
  7. 24
  8. harder to read
  9. True
  10. False
  11. 31.5
  12. True
  13. True
  14. 0.25
  15. a short title
  16. 33
  17. True
  18. hard to read
  19. sans-serif
  20. hard to read
  21. serifs (small feet)
  22. easy to read
  23. easy to read
  24. easy to read
  25. two or three at most
  26. serif
  27. 1.75
  28. False
  29. True
  30. 56
  31. False
  32. 15
  33. hard to read
  34. True
  35. False
  36. 48
  37. 0.5
  38. 12
  39. 36
  40. 2

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