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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 260 · 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.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  3. 3.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  5. 5.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  6. 6.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) harder to read (c) easier to read (d) shorter
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  8. 8.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  12. 12.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  14. 14.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  16. 16.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  18. 18.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  21. 21.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  24. 24.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  26. 26.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  31. 31.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  32. 32.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  36. 36.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. True
  2. 20
  3. 36
  4. hard to read
  5. 0.75
  6. harder to read
  7. hard to read
  8. True
  9. 30
  10. easy to read
  11. 15
  12. True
  13. serif
  14. True
  15. 2
  16. False
  17. 44
  18. False
  19. 1.5
  20. hard to read
  21. False
  22. False
  23. sans-serif
  24. 1.75
  25. sans-serif
  26. True
  27. True
  28. True
  29. True
  30. serif
  31. 24
  32. False
  33. 13.5
  34. False
  35. serif
  36. 1.25
  37. 40
  38. False
  39. 27
  40. 33

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