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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 289 · 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: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  2. 2.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  5. 5.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) points (pt) (c) degrees (d) kilograms
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  7. 7.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  9. 9.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) sans-serif fonts (c) emoji (d) serif fonts
  10. 10.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  11. 11.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  13. 13.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  15. 15.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  18. 18.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  20. 20.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) size (c) serifs (small feet) (d) colour
  21. 21.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  23. 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  24. 24.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) a new one per word (c) none at all (d) at least ten
  26. 26.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) easier to read (c) harder to read (d) quieter
  27. 27.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  29. 29.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  30. 30.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  33. 33.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  34. 34.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  37. 37.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  40. 40.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

Answer key

  1. hard to read
  2. False
  3. False
  4. 0.25
  5. points (pt)
  6. 22
  7. False
  8. 0.75
  9. serif fonts
  10. 44
  11. True
  12. sans-serif
  13. False
  14. serif
  15. False
  16. True
  17. 21
  18. True
  19. 64
  20. serifs (small feet)
  21. True
  22. serif
  23. easy to read
  24. False
  25. two or three at most
  26. harder to read
  27. True
  28. 72
  29. sans-serif
  30. False
  31. sans-serif
  32. sans-serif
  33. 30
  34. True
  35. easy to read
  36. 33
  37. False
  38. False
  39. hard to read
  40. 56

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