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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 301 · 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.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  3. 3.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  7. 7.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) sans-serif fonts (c) pixels (d) emoji
  9. 9.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  11. 11.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  13. 13.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  16. 16.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  17. 17.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  18. 18.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) size (c) colour (d) letters
  19. 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  20. 20.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  22. 22.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  24. 24.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  25. 25.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  26. 26.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  27. 27.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  29. 29.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  33. 33.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  34. 34.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  37. 37.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) none at all (c) at least ten (d) two or three at most
  38. 38.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  40. 40.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

Answer key

  1. True
  2. hard to read
  3. sans-serif
  4. hard to read
  5. 34.5
  6. serif
  7. False
  8. serif fonts
  9. True
  10. 44
  11. 48
  12. serif
  13. 2
  14. 33
  15. easy to read
  16. 0.5
  17. 42
  18. serifs (small feet)
  19. sans-serif
  20. 36
  21. serif
  22. True
  23. serif
  24. 31.5
  25. 16.5
  26. 24
  27. True
  28. hard to read
  29. sans-serif
  30. easy to read
  31. hard to read
  32. sans-serif
  33. 1.5
  34. False
  35. True
  36. 36
  37. two or three at most
  38. False
  39. 1
  40. 40

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