Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 258 · 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: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
2. 2.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
3. 3.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
5. 5.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) two or three at most (c) at least ten (d) none at all
6. 6.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
7. 7.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
9. 9.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
11. 11.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
12. 12.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
16. 16.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
18. 18.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
20. 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
21. 21.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) kilograms (c) degrees (d) points (pt)
22. 22.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
23. 23.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
24. 24.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) easier to read (c) harder to read (d) shorter
25. 25.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) serif fonts (c) emoji (d) sans-serif fonts
26. 26.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
28. 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
29. 29.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
31. 31.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
34. 34.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
38. 38.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

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