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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 286 · 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: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  3. 3.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  4. 4.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) none at all (c) at least ten (d) a new one per word
  5. 5.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  6. 6.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) kilograms (c) points (pt) (d) degrees
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  8. 8.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  9. 9.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  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.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  14. 14.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  15. 15.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  17. 17.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  20. 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  22. 22.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  25. 25.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  27. 27.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  28. 28.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  29. 29.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  31. 31.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  33. 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  34. 34.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) serifs (small feet) (c) size (d) letters
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  40. 40.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. easy to read
  3. 33
  4. two or three at most
  5. 40
  6. points (pt)
  7. easy to read
  8. sans-serif
  9. 0.5
  10. 21
  11. True
  12. False
  13. easy to read
  14. 22.5
  15. False
  16. 12
  17. True
  18. True
  19. 24
  20. sans-serif
  21. sans-serif
  22. False
  23. False
  24. serif
  25. False
  26. 64
  27. 1.75
  28. hard to read
  29. True
  30. 42
  31. False
  32. 1
  33. easy to read
  34. serifs (small feet)
  35. 72
  36. 54
  37. 48
  38. 30
  39. hard to read
  40. True

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