Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

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

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