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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 272 · 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.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  2. 2.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  4. 4.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  6. 6.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  7. 7.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  11. 11.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  14. 14.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) a long story (c) a short title (d) small labels
  15. 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  16. 16.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  18. 18.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  20. 20.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  21. 21.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  24. 24.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) emoji (c) pixels (d) serif fonts
  25. 25.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  26. 26.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  28. 28.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  29. 29.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  31. 31.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) degrees (c) kilograms (d) litres
  37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  38. 38.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. 48
  2. True
  3. 32
  4. False
  5. 0.75
  6. hard to read
  7. 33
  8. easy to read
  9. 25.5
  10. easy to read
  11. False
  12. True
  13. 1.25
  14. a short title
  15. serif
  16. False
  17. serif
  18. True
  19. 1
  20. 48
  21. False
  22. sans-serif
  23. 31.5
  24. serif fonts
  25. 30
  26. False
  27. 2
  28. 34.5
  29. False
  30. sans-serif
  31. True
  32. 40
  33. 13.5
  34. True
  35. True
  36. points (pt)
  37. sans-serif
  38. False
  39. True
  40. 36

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