Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 239 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
3. 3.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
5. 5.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
6. 6.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
8. 8.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) pixels (c) serif fonts (d) emoji
10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
12. 12.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a short title (c) a long story (d) a timetable
13. 13.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
14. 14.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
15. 15.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
16. 16.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) two or three at most (c) a new one per word (d) at least ten
18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
19. 19.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) quieter (c) shorter (d) harder to read
20. 20.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
22. 22.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
24. 24.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
25. 25.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) serifs (small feet) (c) size (d) colour
26. 26.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
28. 28.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
31. 31.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
32. 32.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
33. 33.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
37. 37.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
38. 38.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read

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