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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 249 · 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: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  2. 2.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) points (pt) (c) kilograms (d) litres
  3. 3.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  4. 4.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  6. 6.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a short title (b) small labels (c) a long story (d) a timetable
  7. 7.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  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: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  11. 11.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  12. 12.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  15. 15.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  18. 18.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  19. 19.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) colour (c) size (d) serifs (small feet)
  20. 20.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  23. 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  24. 24.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (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.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  28. 28.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  29. 29.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  30. 30.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  31. 31.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  32. 32.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  36. 36.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  38. 38.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. sans-serif
  2. points (pt)
  3. serif
  4. False
  5. hard to read
  6. a short title
  7. 1.25
  8. 0.5
  9. True
  10. sans-serif
  11. 1.75
  12. True
  13. False
  14. sans-serif
  15. True
  16. True
  17. 22
  18. 12
  19. serifs (small feet)
  20. 1.5
  21. 27
  22. sans-serif
  23. hard to read
  24. True
  25. False
  26. easy to read
  27. 31.5
  28. easy to read
  29. 28.5
  30. 25.5
  31. 24
  32. True
  33. False
  34. False
  35. 15
  36. False
  37. serif
  38. True
  39. 2
  40. 30

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