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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 268 · 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: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  3. 3.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) sans-serif fonts (c) pixels (d) serif fonts
  5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  6. 6.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  7. 7.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  8. 8.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  9. 9.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  10. 10.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  11. 11.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  12. 12.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) kilograms (c) degrees (d) litres
  14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  15. 15.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  17. 17.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  18. 18.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) letters (c) serifs (small feet) (d) colour
  19. 19.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  20. 20.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  23. 23.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  25. 25.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) none at all (c) a new one per word (d) at least ten
  26. 26.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  27. 27.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  29. 29.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  34. 34.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  36. 36.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  39. 39.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. True
  2. 19.5
  3. True
  4. serif fonts
  5. serif
  6. easy to read
  7. 36
  8. 22
  9. 32
  10. 21
  11. 1.25
  12. True
  13. points (pt)
  14. serif
  15. 56
  16. sans-serif
  17. sans-serif
  18. serifs (small feet)
  19. 13.5
  20. True
  21. 0.25
  22. hard to read
  23. False
  24. easy to read
  25. two or three at most
  26. 18
  27. True
  28. 2
  29. False
  30. False
  31. True
  32. 20
  33. sans-serif
  34. serif
  35. hard to read
  36. False
  37. False
  38. easy to read
  39. 1.75
  40. 28.5

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