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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 231 · 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 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  3. 3.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) a long story (c) small labels (d) a short title
  4. 4.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 19 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 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  8. 8.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  11. 11.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) easier to read (c) harder to read (d) quieter
  12. 12.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  13. 13.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  15. 15.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  17. 17.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  19. 19.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  20. 20.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) kilograms (c) points (pt) (d) litres
  22. 22.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  24. 24.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  25. 25.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  26. 26.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  27. 27.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  29. 29.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) at least ten (c) two or three at most (d) a new one per word
  30. 30.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  31. 31.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  32. 32.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  39. 39.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) serif fonts (c) emoji (d) sans-serif fonts

Answer key

  1. 42
  2. serif
  3. a short title
  4. False
  5. 0.75
  6. 28.5
  7. 0.25
  8. False
  9. 72
  10. hard to read
  11. harder to read
  12. 0.5
  13. True
  14. easy to read
  15. True
  16. sans-serif
  17. easy to read
  18. easy to read
  19. 1.25
  20. False
  21. points (pt)
  22. True
  23. 2
  24. 34.5
  25. 36
  26. 22
  27. True
  28. 28
  29. two or three at most
  30. 18
  31. 25.5
  32. hard to read
  33. 33
  34. serif
  35. serif
  36. hard to read
  37. 13.5
  38. 15
  39. False
  40. serif fonts

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