Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 263 · 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.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
2. 2.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
5. 5.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
10. 10.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
11. 11.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
13. 13.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
14. 14.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
17. 17.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
18. 18.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
19. 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
20. 20.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) pixels (c) sans-serif fonts (d) serif fonts
21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
22. 22.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
26. 26.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
27. 27.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
28. 28.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) degrees (c) litres (d) points (pt)
30. 30.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
33. 33.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) harder to read (c) quieter (d) shorter
34. 34.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
37. 37.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
39. 39.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif

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