Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 259 · 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.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) serif fonts (c) sans-serif fonts (d) pixels
3. 3.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
7. 7.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
8. 8.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) points (pt) (c) litres (d) degrees
9. 9.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
13. 13.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
14. 14.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) quieter (c) harder to read (d) easier to read
15. 15.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
17. 17.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
20. 20.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
22. 22.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
24. 24.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
25. 25.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
26. 26.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
28. 28.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a short title (b) small labels (c) a long story (d) a timetable
29. 29.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
30. 30.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
31. 31.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) at least ten (c) two or three at most (d) a new one per word
33. 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
34. 34.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
35. 35.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
38. 38.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
40. 40.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =

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