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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 25 · 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.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) serif fonts (c) sans-serif fonts (d) pixels
  2. 2.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  3. 3.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  5. 5.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) points (pt) (c) degrees (d) litres
  6. 6.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) two or three at most (c) at least ten (d) a new one per word
  7. 7.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  11. 11.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) size (c) colour (d) serifs (small feet)
  12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  13. 13.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  16. 16.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  20. 20.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  26. 26.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  29. 29.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  30. 30.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  33. 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  34. 34.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  38. 38.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  40. 40.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

Answer key

  1. serif fonts
  2. 0.25
  3. True
  4. 32
  5. points (pt)
  6. two or three at most
  7. True
  8. False
  9. True
  10. 64
  11. serifs (small feet)
  12. easy to read
  13. 30
  14. sans-serif
  15. 1.75
  16. False
  17. True
  18. 0.75
  19. easy to read
  20. False
  21. False
  22. True
  23. True
  24. 44
  25. sans-serif
  26. easy to read
  27. 40
  28. 20
  29. 1.25
  30. True
  31. False
  32. easy to read
  33. hard to read
  34. 22.5
  35. 42
  36. easy to read
  37. 33
  38. True
  39. 31.5
  40. 56

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