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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 236 · 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.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  2. 2.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  3. 3.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  6. 6.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  9. 9.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  13. 13.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  16. 16.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  19. 19.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  20. 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  22. 22.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) quieter (c) easier to read (d) harder to read
  23. 23.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a short title (c) a timetable (d) small labels
  24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  25. 25.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) serifs (small feet) (c) letters (d) size
  27. 27.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  29. 29.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  30. 30.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  31. 31.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  33. 33.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  35. 35.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  39. 39.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  40. 40.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. easy to read
  2. 54
  3. 1.25
  4. hard to read
  5. 25.5
  6. False
  7. False
  8. 1.5
  9. 0.5
  10. sans-serif
  11. 13.5
  12. hard to read
  13. True
  14. 40
  15. sans-serif
  16. False
  17. True
  18. sans-serif
  19. 2
  20. serif
  21. easy to read
  22. harder to read
  23. a short title
  24. hard to read
  25. True
  26. serifs (small feet)
  27. True
  28. 48
  29. 36
  30. sans-serif
  31. False
  32. 32
  33. True
  34. 0.75
  35. True
  36. serif
  37. sans-serif
  38. 33
  39. 64
  40. False

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