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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 296 · 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: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  2. 2.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  3. 3.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  8. 8.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  10. 10.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  12. 12.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  13. 13.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  16. 16.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  19. 19.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  21. 21.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  23. 23.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  25. 25.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) small labels (c) a short title (d) a timetable
  26. 26.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  27. 27.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  28. 28.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) quieter (c) easier to read (d) harder to read
  30. 30.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  33. 33.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  34. 34.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

Answer key

  1. easy to read
  2. 36
  3. True
  4. False
  5. True
  6. False
  7. hard to read
  8. 36
  9. 22.5
  10. True
  11. 1
  12. 48
  13. 24
  14. easy to read
  15. hard to read
  16. True
  17. 1.5
  18. 0.75
  19. 32
  20. hard to read
  21. True
  22. sans-serif
  23. False
  24. serif
  25. a short title
  26. serif
  27. 25.5
  28. False
  29. harder to read
  30. False
  31. True
  32. serif
  33. 0.25
  34. easy to read
  35. 30
  36. 18
  37. 42
  38. easy to read
  39. serif
  40. hard to read

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