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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 233 · 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 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  2. 2.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a short title (c) a timetable (d) small labels
  3. 3.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  5. 5.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  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: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  9. 9.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) litres (c) degrees (d) kilograms
  11. 11.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) shorter (c) harder to read (d) quieter
  12. 12.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  16. 16.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  18. 18.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  20. 20.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  26. 26.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  27. 27.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  28. 28.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) pixels (c) serif fonts (d) sans-serif fonts
  29. 29.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  30. 30.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  31. 31.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) letters (c) colour (d) serifs (small feet)
  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.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

Answer key

  1. 36
  2. a short title
  3. serif
  4. easy to read
  5. 22
  6. 1.25
  7. hard to read
  8. 36
  9. False
  10. points (pt)
  11. harder to read
  12. False
  13. True
  14. hard to read
  15. 0.25
  16. False
  17. serif
  18. False
  19. sans-serif
  20. True
  21. True
  22. True
  23. 56
  24. 36
  25. hard to read
  26. 28.5
  27. 13.5
  28. serif fonts
  29. 0.75
  30. 16.5
  31. True
  32. serifs (small feet)
  33. 33
  34. False
  35. 48
  36. 1.75
  37. easy to read
  38. 27
  39. 18
  40. hard to read

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