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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 322 · 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: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  3. 3.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  7. 7.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a timetable (c) a short title (d) small labels
  8. 8.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) degrees (c) points (pt) (d) kilograms
  9. 9.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  10. 10.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  13. 13.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  16. 16.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  18. 18.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  22. 22.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  24. 24.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  25. 25.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  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: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  30. 30.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  31. 31.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  32. 32.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  34. 34.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  38. 38.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) none at all (c) two or three at most (d) at least ten
  39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  40. 40.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =

Answer key

  1. True
  2. 48
  3. False
  4. True
  5. sans-serif
  6. 54
  7. a short title
  8. points (pt)
  9. 0.75
  10. 22.5
  11. hard to read
  12. easy to read
  13. 40
  14. True
  15. 1.25
  16. True
  17. serif
  18. False
  19. False
  20. easy to read
  21. serif
  22. False
  23. 12
  24. sans-serif
  25. 36
  26. 0.25
  27. False
  28. False
  29. 15
  30. 22
  31. 56
  32. True
  33. 24
  34. False
  35. True
  36. False
  37. serif
  38. two or three at most
  39. 31.5
  40. 0.5

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