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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 247 · 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.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  2. 2.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  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.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  5. 5.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) kilograms (c) litres (d) points (pt)
  6. 6.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  10. 10.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  12. 12.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  13. 13.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  16. 16.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) serif fonts (c) sans-serif fonts (d) emoji
  17. 17.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  19. 19.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  20. 20.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  22. 22.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  24. 24.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  25. 25.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  27. 27.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  28. 28.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) shorter (c) harder to read (d) easier to read
  30. 30.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  32. 32.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  33. 33.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  36. 36.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  38. 38.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  39. 39.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif

Answer key

  1. serif
  2. True
  3. 16.5
  4. hard to read
  5. points (pt)
  6. False
  7. False
  8. 64
  9. 15
  10. True
  11. hard to read
  12. 12
  13. False
  14. 40
  15. 1.5
  16. serif fonts
  17. True
  18. 30
  19. 44
  20. True
  21. easy to read
  22. 33
  23. 30
  24. sans-serif
  25. True
  26. 24
  27. 2
  28. False
  29. harder to read
  30. 1.75
  31. serif
  32. easy to read
  33. True
  34. easy to read
  35. hard to read
  36. 1
  37. serif
  38. 56
  39. True
  40. sans-serif

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