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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 251 · 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.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) letters (c) serifs (small feet) (d) colour
  2. 2.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  4. 4.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  9. 9.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  10. 10.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  13. 13.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  15. 15.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-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.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  20. 20.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  21. 21.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  22. 22.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  23. 23.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  24. 24.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  27. 27.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) sans-serif fonts (c) pixels (d) emoji
  28. 28.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  29. 29.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  30. 30.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) easier to read (c) shorter (d) quieter
  32. 32.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  33. 33.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  37. 37.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  39. 39.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

Answer key

  1. serifs (small feet)
  2. True
  3. 36
  4. True
  5. 25.5
  6. serif
  7. hard to read
  8. easy to read
  9. 54
  10. 31.5
  11. 13.5
  12. serif
  13. False
  14. 1
  15. True
  16. True
  17. 1.75
  18. sans-serif
  19. hard to read
  20. 0.25
  21. 36
  22. 1.5
  23. 2
  24. False
  25. False
  26. 30
  27. serif fonts
  28. 19.5
  29. 24
  30. False
  31. harder to read
  32. hard to read
  33. True
  34. 48
  35. sans-serif
  36. easy to read
  37. False
  38. 32
  39. True
  40. 64

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