Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

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

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