Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 257 · 40 questions

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.

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

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