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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 252 · 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.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  4. 4.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  5. 5.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) small labels (c) a long story (d) a short title
  7. 7.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) degrees (c) points (pt) (d) kilograms
  8. 8.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  9. 9.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  10. 10.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  11. 11.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  12. 12.🔤 Text is set at 24 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) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  15. 15.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) emoji (c) sans-serif fonts (d) pixels
  17. 17.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  19. 19.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  20. 20.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  24. 24.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) colour (c) size (d) serifs (small feet)
  25. 25.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  26. 26.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  28. 28.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) quieter (c) harder to read (d) easier to read
  30. 30.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  31. 31.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  32. 32.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  33. 33.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  34. 34.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. hard to read
  2. serif
  3. hard to read
  4. 1.25
  5. False
  6. a short title
  7. points (pt)
  8. 1.75
  9. easy to read
  10. 20
  11. 0.75
  12. 36
  13. False
  14. hard to read
  15. False
  16. serif fonts
  17. False
  18. sans-serif
  19. 22
  20. True
  21. True
  22. True
  23. 32
  24. serifs (small feet)
  25. 30
  26. 1
  27. sans-serif
  28. True
  29. harder to read
  30. 0.25
  31. 13.5
  32. 56
  33. 44
  34. False
  35. easy to read
  36. 24
  37. 40
  38. easy to read
  39. sans-serif
  40. 27

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