Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 294 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
3. 3.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
4. 4.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) at least ten (c) two or three at most (d) none at all
5. 5.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
6. 6.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
7. 7.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
9. 9.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) harder to read (c) quieter (d) easier to read
11. 11.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) sans-serif fonts (c) pixels (d) serif fonts
12. 12.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
14. 14.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
16. 16.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
17. 17.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
19. 19.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
20. 20.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a short title (b) small labels (c) a timetable (d) a long story
21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
22. 22.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
24. 24.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) kilograms (c) litres (d) points (pt)
26. 26.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
28. 28.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
32. 32.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
34. 34.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
36. 36.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
38. 38.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

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