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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 237 · 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: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  2. 2.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  3. 3.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) none at all (c) a new one per word (d) two or three at most
  4. 4.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) serifs (small feet) (c) size (d) letters
  5. 5.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  7. 7.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) sans-serif fonts (c) serif fonts (d) emoji
  8. 8.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  9. 9.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) degrees (c) kilograms (d) litres
  10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  11. 11.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  16. 16.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) harder to read (c) quieter (d) shorter
  17. 17.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  19. 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  20. 20.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  22. 22.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  23. 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  24. 24.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  26. 26.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  28. 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  29. 29.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  34. 34.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  35. 35.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  36. 36.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  40. 40.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

Answer key

  1. hard to read
  2. 21
  3. two or three at most
  4. serifs (small feet)
  5. True
  6. 30
  7. serif fonts
  8. 36
  9. points (pt)
  10. hard to read
  11. False
  12. 72
  13. easy to read
  14. 36
  15. sans-serif
  16. harder to read
  17. easy to read
  18. 1.25
  19. sans-serif
  20. 24
  21. 24
  22. 19.5
  23. hard to read
  24. False
  25. 13.5
  26. False
  27. 36
  28. sans-serif
  29. True
  30. False
  31. False
  32. 25.5
  33. serif
  34. sans-serif
  35. 0.5
  36. False
  37. True
  38. serif
  39. sans-serif
  40. 30

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