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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 297 · 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.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  2. 2.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  3. 3.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  4. 4.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  5. 5.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  6. 6.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  8. 8.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) litres (c) kilograms (d) points (pt)
  10. 10.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a short title (b) a timetable (c) small labels (d) a long story
  13. 13.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  14. 14.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) pixels (c) sans-serif fonts (d) emoji
  15. 15.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  17. 17.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  19. 19.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  20. 20.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  22. 22.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  24. 24.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  26. 26.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) letters (c) size (d) colour
  27. 27.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  29. 29.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  30. 30.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  32. 32.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  33. 33.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  34. 34.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  38. 38.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  40. 40.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. serif
  2. 24
  3. sans-serif
  4. sans-serif
  5. 0.75
  6. False
  7. 33
  8. True
  9. points (pt)
  10. True
  11. True
  12. a short title
  13. 16.5
  14. serif fonts
  15. False
  16. serif
  17. False
  18. easy to read
  19. 12
  20. False
  21. easy to read
  22. True
  23. 21
  24. False
  25. sans-serif
  26. serifs (small feet)
  27. True
  28. 13.5
  29. 0.25
  30. False
  31. 1.5
  32. 0.5
  33. 1.75
  34. False
  35. False
  36. 42
  37. sans-serif
  38. True
  39. 40
  40. True

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