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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 29 · 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.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  2. 2.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  5. 5.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) kilograms (c) points (pt) (d) litres
  7. 7.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  9. 9.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  12. 12.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) quieter (c) shorter (d) easier to read
  16. 16.🔤 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
  17. 17.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  19. 19.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) pixels (c) sans-serif fonts (d) emoji
  20. 20.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  23. 23.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  26. 26.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  28. 28.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  29. 29.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) letters (c) size (d) serifs (small feet)
  32. 32.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  34. 34.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  35. 35.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  37. 37.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  40. 40.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =

Answer key

  1. 48
  2. True
  3. True
  4. 72
  5. True
  6. points (pt)
  7. False
  8. easy to read
  9. False
  10. True
  11. 21
  12. True
  13. True
  14. False
  15. harder to read
  16. two or three at most
  17. 1.5
  18. serif
  19. serif fonts
  20. True
  21. 22.5
  22. sans-serif
  23. True
  24. False
  25. easy to read
  26. 0.5
  27. sans-serif
  28. 19.5
  29. False
  30. True
  31. serifs (small feet)
  32. True
  33. 2
  34. 56
  35. False
  36. sans-serif
  37. True
  38. 54
  39. hard to read
  40. 0.25

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