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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 262 · 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: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  4. 4.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  5. 5.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  7. 7.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) easier to read (c) harder to read (d) quieter
  8. 8.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  9. 9.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  12. 12.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  13. 13.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  14. 14.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  16. 16.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  17. 17.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  19. 19.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  22. 22.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  24. 24.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) pixels (c) sans-serif fonts (d) serif fonts
  27. 27.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  29. 29.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  32. 32.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) small labels (c) a short title (d) a long story
  39. 39.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

Answer key

  1. True
  2. True
  3. hard to read
  4. serif
  5. hard to read
  6. serif
  7. harder to read
  8. sans-serif
  9. False
  10. 24
  11. easy to read
  12. 1.25
  13. 1.75
  14. 24
  15. 13.5
  16. 2
  17. False
  18. 64
  19. True
  20. 48
  21. 0.25
  22. True
  23. 27
  24. False
  25. True
  26. serif fonts
  27. True
  28. sans-serif
  29. False
  30. False
  31. 0.5
  32. False
  33. 31.5
  34. 22
  35. serif
  36. 20
  37. False
  38. a short title
  39. True
  40. easy to read

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