Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 245 · 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.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) letters (c) serifs (small feet) (d) size
2. 2.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) litres (c) degrees (d) kilograms
4. 4.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
7. 7.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) quieter (c) easier to read (d) shorter
9. 9.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
11. 11.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
15. 15.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
17. 17.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
18. 18.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
20. 20.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) pixels (c) sans-serif fonts (d) emoji
21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
22. 22.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
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.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
26. 26.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) two or three at most (c) none at all (d) a new one per word
27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
28. 28.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
29. 29.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
34. 34.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
36. 36.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
37. 37.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
39. 39.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =

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