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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 303 · 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.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  2. 2.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  3. 3.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  5. 5.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  8. 8.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  10. 10.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  11. 11.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  12. 12.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) sans-serif fonts (c) serif fonts (d) pixels
  13. 13.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  15. 15.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  16. 16.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  19. 19.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  21. 21.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) colour (c) letters (d) size
  22. 22.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  24. 24.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  27. 27.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  28. 28.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) shorter (c) quieter (d) harder to read
  29. 29.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  31. 31.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  34. 34.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  35. 35.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  38. 38.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  39. 39.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 1.25
  3. False
  4. easy to read
  5. 32
  6. 24
  7. serif
  8. False
  9. sans-serif
  10. 42
  11. 48
  12. serif fonts
  13. True
  14. sans-serif
  15. 36
  16. False
  17. True
  18. 40
  19. False
  20. serif
  21. serifs (small feet)
  22. 36
  23. 27
  24. True
  25. False
  26. 28
  27. 31.5
  28. harder to read
  29. False
  30. easy to read
  31. False
  32. True
  33. serif
  34. easy to read
  35. True
  36. 30
  37. hard to read
  38. 0.25
  39. 1
  40. hard to read

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