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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 30 · 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.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  3. 3.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) colour (c) serifs (small feet) (d) letters
  4. 4.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  5. 5.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  7. 7.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  8. 8.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) a short title (c) small labels (d) a long story
  9. 9.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  10. 10.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  14. 14.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  15. 15.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  17. 17.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  19. 19.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) quieter (c) shorter (d) harder to read
  20. 20.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  23. 23.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  24. 24.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  25. 25.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  28. 28.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  29. 29.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) sans-serif fonts (c) emoji (d) pixels
  31. 31.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  38. 38.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  40. 40.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 22
  2. sans-serif
  3. serifs (small feet)
  4. sans-serif
  5. hard to read
  6. 19.5
  7. 12
  8. a short title
  9. 1.25
  10. False
  11. True
  12. True
  13. easy to read
  14. 16.5
  15. False
  16. 1.75
  17. serif
  18. 2
  19. harder to read
  20. 1
  21. 33
  22. easy to read
  23. 54
  24. 0.5
  25. True
  26. 13.5
  27. sans-serif
  28. 48
  29. True
  30. serif fonts
  31. False
  32. True
  33. 21
  34. serif
  35. 42
  36. sans-serif
  37. 15
  38. 1.5
  39. 31.5
  40. True

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