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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 298 · 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: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  3. 3.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) litres (c) kilograms (d) degrees
  5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  6. 6.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  8. 8.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) serifs (small feet) (c) letters (d) size
  9. 9.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  13. 13.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  16. 16.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) emoji (c) serif fonts (d) pixels
  17. 17.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  21. 21.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  24. 24.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) none at all (c) at least ten (d) a new one per word
  26. 26.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  29. 29.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  31. 31.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  32. 32.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  37. 37.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  38. 38.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

Answer key

  1. easy to read
  2. serif
  3. True
  4. points (pt)
  5. sans-serif
  6. False
  7. 30
  8. serifs (small feet)
  9. True
  10. 48
  11. easy to read
  12. hard to read
  13. 33
  14. False
  15. sans-serif
  16. serif fonts
  17. False
  18. True
  19. True
  20. 72
  21. True
  22. sans-serif
  23. 24
  24. True
  25. two or three at most
  26. True
  27. True
  28. 44
  29. False
  30. hard to read
  31. 31.5
  32. 1
  33. 19.5
  34. True
  35. False
  36. hard to read
  37. 0.5
  38. True
  39. False
  40. easy to read

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