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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 315 · 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: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  3. 3.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  4. 4.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  5. 5.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) serifs (small feet) (c) size (d) letters
  8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  9. 9.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  10. 10.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) harder to read (c) shorter (d) easier to read
  11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  12. 12.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  13. 13.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  14. 14.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  16. 16.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) pixels (c) sans-serif fonts (d) serif fonts
  17. 17.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  19. 19.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  21. 21.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  22. 22.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  23. 23.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  26. 26.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  29. 29.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) none at all (c) two or three at most (d) a new one per word
  30. 30.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  31. 31.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  32. 32.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  35. 35.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  38. 38.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  39. 39.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) points (pt) (c) litres (d) kilograms
  40. 40.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a timetable (c) small labels (d) a short title

Answer key

  1. False
  2. hard to read
  3. 64
  4. 0.75
  5. False
  6. True
  7. serifs (small feet)
  8. 13.5
  9. 72
  10. harder to read
  11. 24
  12. 27
  13. 0.5
  14. True
  15. sans-serif
  16. serif fonts
  17. 1.75
  18. easy to read
  19. False
  20. sans-serif
  21. 40
  22. 22
  23. False
  24. hard to read
  25. easy to read
  26. serif
  27. 33
  28. 30
  29. two or three at most
  30. 36
  31. 36
  32. True
  33. False
  34. 0.25
  35. False
  36. easy to read
  37. sans-serif
  38. sans-serif
  39. points (pt)
  40. a short title

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