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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 321 · 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.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) harder to read (c) quieter (d) shorter
  2. 2.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  4. 4.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) emoji (c) pixels (d) sans-serif fonts
  6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  7. 7.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  9. 9.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  13. 13.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  15. 15.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  17. 17.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) serifs (small feet) (c) letters (d) colour
  18. 18.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  19. 19.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  20. 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  22. 22.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  24. 24.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) litres (c) points (pt) (d) kilograms
  25. 25.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  27. 27.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  29. 29.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  32. 32.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  35. 35.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  39. 39.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif

Answer key

  1. harder to read
  2. False
  3. 44
  4. True
  5. serif fonts
  6. 16.5
  7. False
  8. hard to read
  9. False
  10. True
  11. hard to read
  12. serif
  13. False
  14. 1.25
  15. True
  16. easy to read
  17. serifs (small feet)
  18. 40
  19. 25.5
  20. sans-serif
  21. 21
  22. 2
  23. 36
  24. points (pt)
  25. False
  26. 0.25
  27. True
  28. 1.5
  29. 24
  30. easy to read
  31. serif
  32. True
  33. 13.5
  34. 34.5
  35. False
  36. 1.75
  37. hard to read
  38. hard to read
  39. False
  40. sans-serif

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