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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 234 · 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.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) pixels (c) serif fonts (d) sans-serif fonts
  2. 2.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  3. 3.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  4. 4.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  8. 8.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  13. 13.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) none at all (c) a new one per word (d) at least ten
  15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  16. 16.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  18. 18.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  19. 19.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) shorter (c) easier to read (d) quieter
  21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  22. 22.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  23. 23.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  25. 25.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  26. 26.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) letters (c) colour (d) serifs (small feet)
  27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  28. 28.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  29. 29.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  32. 32.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  33. 33.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  37. 37.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) degrees (c) kilograms (d) points (pt)
  38. 38.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

Answer key

  1. serif fonts
  2. 0.5
  3. 15
  4. True
  5. serif
  6. 22
  7. serif
  8. True
  9. False
  10. sans-serif
  11. sans-serif
  12. hard to read
  13. True
  14. two or three at most
  15. 1.5
  16. True
  17. 0.25
  18. 40
  19. True
  20. harder to read
  21. easy to read
  22. 16.5
  23. False
  24. easy to read
  25. 0.75
  26. serifs (small feet)
  27. sans-serif
  28. 36
  29. 24
  30. hard to read
  31. serif
  32. easy to read
  33. True
  34. True
  35. True
  36. hard to read
  37. points (pt)
  38. False
  39. 36
  40. hard to read

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