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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 295 · 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.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  2. 2.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  3. 3.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  4. 4.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  7. 7.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a long story (c) a timetable (d) a short title
  8. 8.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) colour (c) serifs (small feet) (d) letters
  10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  11. 11.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  12. 12.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  13. 13.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  15. 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  16. 16.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  18. 18.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  22. 22.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  25. 25.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  28. 28.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) shorter (c) quieter (d) harder to read
  30. 30.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  31. 31.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  33. 33.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) at least ten (c) none at all (d) two or three at most
  34. 34.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  35. 35.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  37. 37.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  38. 38.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) pixels (c) emoji (d) serif fonts
  39. 39.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) kilograms (c) degrees (d) points (pt)
  40. 40.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 1.5
  2. 21
  3. 48
  4. True
  5. 18
  6. 25.5
  7. a short title
  8. False
  9. serifs (small feet)
  10. hard to read
  11. 36
  12. 20
  13. False
  14. 33
  15. serif
  16. False
  17. sans-serif
  18. True
  19. True
  20. easy to read
  21. 1
  22. False
  23. 13.5
  24. hard to read
  25. True
  26. True
  27. serif
  28. False
  29. harder to read
  30. 48
  31. True
  32. sans-serif
  33. two or three at most
  34. 22
  35. True
  36. 0.25
  37. 1.75
  38. serif fonts
  39. points (pt)
  40. True

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