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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 244 · 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.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) harder to read (c) easier to read (d) shorter
  4. 4.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) sans-serif fonts (c) emoji (d) serif fonts
  5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  7. 7.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  8. 8.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  9. 9.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  11. 11.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  12. 12.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  13. 13.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  16. 16.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  20. 20.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  22. 22.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  23. 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  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: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  26. 26.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  27. 27.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  28. 28.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  29. 29.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  30. 30.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) small labels (c) a timetable (d) a short title
  31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  32. 32.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  33. 33.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  34. 34.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  38. 38.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  40. 40.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. harder to read
  4. serif fonts
  5. sans-serif
  6. serif
  7. 64
  8. 0.5
  9. False
  10. sans-serif
  11. 2
  12. 1
  13. False
  14. False
  15. 28.5
  16. True
  17. True
  18. False
  19. 24
  20. 24
  21. 1.25
  22. 72
  23. hard to read
  24. 0.75
  25. easy to read
  26. 34.5
  27. hard to read
  28. 36
  29. sans-serif
  30. a short title
  31. easy to read
  32. 56
  33. 20
  34. False
  35. 48
  36. True
  37. 25.5
  38. True
  39. easy to read
  40. serif

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