Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 267 · 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.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
2. 2.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
3. 3.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
4. 4.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
6. 6.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
8. 8.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
9. 9.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
12. 12.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
13. 13.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
17. 17.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
19. 19.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
20. 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
21. 21.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) kilograms (c) litres (d) points (pt)
22. 22.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
25. 25.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) letters (c) size (d) serifs (small feet)
27. 27.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
29. 29.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
30. 30.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
32. 32.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
33. 33.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
34. 34.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) sans-serif fonts (c) serif fonts (d) pixels
36. 36.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
38. 38.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) shorter (c) quieter (d) easier to read
39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
40. 40.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a long story (c) a timetable (d) a short title

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