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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 281 · 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: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a short title (b) a timetable (c) small labels (d) a long story
  3. 3.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  4. 4.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) serif fonts (c) pixels (d) sans-serif fonts
  5. 5.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  7. 7.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  8. 8.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  12. 12.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  14. 14.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  18. 18.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) two or three at most (c) none at all (d) at least ten
  19. 19.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) shorter (c) easier to read (d) quieter
  20. 20.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  22. 22.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) size (c) serifs (small feet) (d) colour
  23. 23.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  24. 24.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  27. 27.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  29. 29.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  30. 30.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  31. 31.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  35. 35.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  37. 37.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  39. 39.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a short title
  3. sans-serif
  4. serif fonts
  5. False
  6. 1.5
  7. 19.5
  8. False
  9. 54
  10. 1
  11. hard to read
  12. False
  13. 1.75
  14. True
  15. True
  16. False
  17. easy to read
  18. two or three at most
  19. harder to read
  20. False
  21. serif
  22. serifs (small feet)
  23. 56
  24. True
  25. True
  26. sans-serif
  27. True
  28. 72
  29. 30
  30. 24
  31. True
  32. False
  33. 21
  34. 1.25
  35. False
  36. sans-serif
  37. False
  38. 13.5
  39. False
  40. 30

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