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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 316 · 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: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) emoji (c) pixels (d) sans-serif fonts
  3. 3.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  6. 6.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) litres (c) degrees (d) kilograms
  7. 7.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  9. 9.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  11. 11.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  16. 16.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  18. 18.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  19. 19.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  22. 22.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  23. 23.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  26. 26.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  27. 27.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  28. 28.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) letters (c) colour (d) size
  29. 29.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  30. 30.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  31. 31.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  32. 32.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) shorter (c) quieter (d) harder to read
  38. 38.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  39. 39.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

Answer key

  1. True
  2. serif fonts
  3. True
  4. 54
  5. serif
  6. points (pt)
  7. False
  8. easy to read
  9. False
  10. 1.75
  11. False
  12. True
  13. False
  14. serif
  15. easy to read
  16. True
  17. 1.25
  18. 25.5
  19. False
  20. False
  21. 33
  22. 44
  23. True
  24. 36
  25. 42
  26. 0.25
  27. 1.5
  28. serifs (small feet)
  29. 27
  30. sans-serif
  31. 28.5
  32. False
  33. 24
  34. False
  35. 20
  36. True
  37. harder to read
  38. sans-serif
  39. False
  40. 72

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