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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 243 · 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) shorter (d) easier to read
  2. 2.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) degrees (c) points (pt) (d) litres
  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: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) size (c) colour (d) letters
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  8. 8.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  9. 9.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  11. 11.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  13. 13.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a short title (b) a timetable (c) small labels (d) a long story
  16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  17. 17.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  18. 18.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  19. 19.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  23. 23.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  24. 24.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  26. 26.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  27. 27.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  28. 28.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) pixels (c) emoji (d) sans-serif fonts
  29. 29.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  30. 30.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  32. 32.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  34. 34.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  35. 35.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  38. 38.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  40. 40.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

Answer key

  1. harder to read
  2. points (pt)
  3. 16.5
  4. False
  5. True
  6. serifs (small feet)
  7. hard to read
  8. 36
  9. True
  10. 1.5
  11. False
  12. 44
  13. True
  14. False
  15. a short title
  16. sans-serif
  17. 0.75
  18. 24
  19. True
  20. False
  21. 36
  22. serif
  23. 20
  24. sans-serif
  25. easy to read
  26. 0.5
  27. 2
  28. serif fonts
  29. 48
  30. True
  31. 1.25
  32. False
  33. 22
  34. 1.75
  35. True
  36. True
  37. easy to read
  38. serif
  39. hard to read
  40. 72

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