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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 320 · 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.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  2. 2.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  4. 4.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  6. 6.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  8. 8.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  9. 9.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) emoji (c) pixels (d) sans-serif fonts
  10. 10.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  11. 11.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  13. 13.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a short title (c) a long story (d) a timetable
  14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  17. 17.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  19. 19.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  20. 20.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  21. 21.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  22. 22.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) none at all (c) at least ten (d) two or three at most
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) easier to read (c) shorter (d) harder to read
  26. 26.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  28. 28.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  29. 29.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) colour (c) letters (d) serifs (small feet)
  30. 30.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  31. 31.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  32. 32.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  36. 36.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) degrees (c) points (pt) (d) litres
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  39. 39.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =

Answer key

  1. serif
  2. False
  3. serif
  4. False
  5. 1
  6. False
  7. serif
  8. 33
  9. serif fonts
  10. 36
  11. True
  12. easy to read
  13. a short title
  14. sans-serif
  15. hard to read
  16. serif
  17. 44
  18. easy to read
  19. 16.5
  20. 2
  21. 32
  22. True
  23. two or three at most
  24. 30
  25. harder to read
  26. True
  27. 1.5
  28. 28.5
  29. serifs (small feet)
  30. 27
  31. 42
  32. True
  33. False
  34. False
  35. sans-serif
  36. points (pt)
  37. 12
  38. hard to read
  39. True
  40. 0.25

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