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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 287 · 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.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  2. 2.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) pixels (c) serif fonts (d) emoji
  4. 4.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  6. 6.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  9. 9.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  10. 10.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  11. 11.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  13. 13.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) size (c) colour (d) letters
  14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 14 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 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  17. 17.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  18. 18.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) at least ten (c) none at all (d) a new one per word
  19. 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  20. 20.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  22. 22.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  23. 23.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  26. 26.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  27. 27.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  28. 28.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  30. 30.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  31. 31.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  32. 32.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  33. 33.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  35. 35.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  38. 38.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. hard to read
  2. True
  3. serif fonts
  4. True
  5. sans-serif
  6. False
  7. False
  8. 22.5
  9. 48
  10. 24
  11. True
  12. easy to read
  13. serifs (small feet)
  14. easy to read
  15. 21
  16. 1.5
  17. 15
  18. two or three at most
  19. serif
  20. False
  21. 30
  22. 22
  23. True
  24. 44
  25. 36
  26. 20
  27. 2
  28. True
  29. hard to read
  30. serif
  31. 33
  32. 64
  33. False
  34. serif
  35. True
  36. True
  37. 30
  38. False
  39. True
  40. 28.5

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