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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

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

Answer key

  1. 33
  2. False
  3. False
  4. easy to read
  5. hard to read
  6. easy to read
  7. 30
  8. 42
  9. easy to read
  10. hard to read
  11. False
  12. True
  13. False
  14. 20
  15. serifs (small feet)
  16. 0.25
  17. True
  18. False
  19. True
  20. 1.5
  21. 13.5
  22. False
  23. True
  24. False
  25. easy to read
  26. hard to read
  27. False
  28. 64
  29. 48
  30. serif fonts
  31. a short title
  32. easy to read
  33. False
  34. sans-serif
  35. False
  36. hard to read
  37. False
  38. 1.75
  39. serif
  40. sans-serif

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