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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 238 · 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.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) quieter (c) easier to read (d) shorter
  2. 2.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a short title (b) a timetable (c) a long story (d) small labels
  3. 3.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  4. 4.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  7. 7.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  9. 9.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  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: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  17. 17.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  21. 21.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) serif fonts (c) pixels (d) emoji
  22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  23. 23.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) a new one per word (c) two or three at most (d) at least ten
  24. 24.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  26. 26.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  27. 27.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  31. 31.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  39. 39.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. harder to read
  2. a short title
  3. 33
  4. sans-serif
  5. 13.5
  6. serif
  7. 1
  8. 12
  9. False
  10. False
  11. True
  12. 0.5
  13. False
  14. 72
  15. False
  16. 20
  17. False
  18. sans-serif
  19. hard to read
  20. easy to read
  21. serif fonts
  22. easy to read
  23. two or three at most
  24. 0.75
  25. easy to read
  26. 25.5
  27. True
  28. False
  29. False
  30. hard to read
  31. True
  32. False
  33. False
  34. 22
  35. sans-serif
  36. 16.5
  37. 54
  38. easy to read
  39. True
  40. True

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