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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 300 · 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) easy to read (b) hard to read
  2. 2.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  4. 4.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) quieter (c) shorter (d) harder to read
  5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  7. 7.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) letters (c) serifs (small feet) (d) size
  8. 8.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  11. 11.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔤 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
  13. 13.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  16. 16.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  18. 18.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  20. 20.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  22. 22.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  23. 23.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  27. 27.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  28. 28.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  29. 29.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  30. 30.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) sans-serif fonts (c) emoji (d) serif fonts
  32. 32.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  33. 33.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) points (pt) (c) litres (d) kilograms
  34. 34.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  35. 35.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  38. 38.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  40. 40.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. easy to read
  2. False
  3. hard to read
  4. harder to read
  5. 13.5
  6. 36
  7. serifs (small feet)
  8. False
  9. False
  10. easy to read
  11. True
  12. two or three at most
  13. serif
  14. easy to read
  15. 0.25
  16. False
  17. 20
  18. False
  19. sans-serif
  20. True
  21. 64
  22. 34.5
  23. True
  24. False
  25. True
  26. hard to read
  27. hard to read
  28. 1.5
  29. 1.75
  30. False
  31. serif fonts
  32. 27
  33. points (pt)
  34. 1.25
  35. True
  36. serif
  37. 33
  38. False
  39. 28.5
  40. True

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