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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 276 · 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.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  2. 2.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  3. 3.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  5. 5.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  6. 6.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  7. 7.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  8. 8.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  10. 10.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  12. 12.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  13. 13.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) harder to read (c) quieter (d) easier to read
  15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  16. 16.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  17. 17.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  18. 18.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  20. 20.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) sans-serif fonts (c) pixels (d) serif fonts
  21. 21.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) a short title (c) a long story (d) small labels
  22. 22.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  28. 28.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔤 Text is set at 15 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: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  34. 34.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  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.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  38. 38.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read

Answer key

  1. serif
  2. 31.5
  3. False
  4. 15
  5. easy to read
  6. 1.25
  7. 1.5
  8. False
  9. easy to read
  10. True
  11. easy to read
  12. 16.5
  13. True
  14. harder to read
  15. 18
  16. 0.5
  17. 0.75
  18. True
  19. 54
  20. serif fonts
  21. a short title
  22. False
  23. False
  24. True
  25. False
  26. False
  27. 36
  28. True
  29. True
  30. False
  31. 22.5
  32. hard to read
  33. serif
  34. 36
  35. 21
  36. True
  37. sans-serif
  38. 56
  39. sans-serif
  40. easy to read

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