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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 310 · 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 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  2. 2.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  3. 3.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  4. 4.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  5. 5.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  7. 7.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  8. 8.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) shorter (c) quieter (d) harder to read
  10. 10.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  17. 17.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  18. 18.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  21. 21.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  24. 24.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  26. 26.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  29. 29.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  30. 30.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  31. 31.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  32. 32.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) colour (c) letters (d) serifs (small feet)
  34. 34.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  39. 39.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) litres (c) kilograms (d) points (pt)
  40. 40.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) small labels (c) a long story (d) a short title

Answer key

  1. 42
  2. easy to read
  3. 1.25
  4. 1.75
  5. hard to read
  6. 54
  7. 34.5
  8. False
  9. harder to read
  10. True
  11. False
  12. False
  13. easy to read
  14. 48
  15. 25.5
  16. sans-serif
  17. 2
  18. True
  19. hard to read
  20. hard to read
  21. False
  22. True
  23. 0.75
  24. False
  25. 21
  26. 12
  27. 72
  28. 36
  29. 0.25
  30. serif
  31. 33
  32. True
  33. serifs (small feet)
  34. 13.5
  35. sans-serif
  36. serif
  37. easy to read
  38. 16.5
  39. points (pt)
  40. a short title

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