Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 230 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) colour (c) letters (d) size
2. 2.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
4. 4.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) degrees (c) kilograms (d) points (pt)
5. 5.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) small labels (c) a short title (d) a timetable
6. 6.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
12. 12.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
15. 15.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) shorter (c) harder to read (d) easier to read
16. 16.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
17. 17.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
18. 18.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
23. 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
24. 24.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
26. 26.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
27. 27.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
28. 28.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
29. 29.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
30. 30.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
32. 32.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
35. 35.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) sans-serif fonts (c) serif fonts (d) emoji
36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
37. 37.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
40. 40.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =

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