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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 271 · 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: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  3. 3.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  4. 4.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  5. 5.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  8. 8.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a long story (c) a short title (d) a timetable
  9. 9.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  10. 10.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) a new one per word (c) none at all (d) two or three at most
  11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  13. 13.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  15. 15.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) colour (c) size (d) serifs (small feet)
  16. 16.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  21. 21.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  23. 23.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  24. 24.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  27. 27.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  29. 29.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  31. 31.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) emoji (c) serif fonts (d) sans-serif fonts
  32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  33. 33.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) kilograms (c) points (pt) (d) degrees
  34. 34.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  38. 38.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  39. 39.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  40. 40.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. hard to read
  3. 24
  4. sans-serif
  5. True
  6. 30
  7. sans-serif
  8. a short title
  9. 2
  10. two or three at most
  11. 18
  12. hard to read
  13. True
  14. 19.5
  15. serifs (small feet)
  16. False
  17. False
  18. easy to read
  19. easy to read
  20. hard to read
  21. True
  22. serif
  23. 1
  24. False
  25. False
  26. 0.75
  27. False
  28. easy to read
  29. False
  30. 32
  31. serif fonts
  32. sans-serif
  33. points (pt)
  34. True
  35. 21
  36. 28
  37. 24
  38. 1.25
  39. 1.5
  40. False

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