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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 324 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  3. 3.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  6. 6.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  8. 8.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  9. 9.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  10. 10.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a timetable (c) a long story (d) a short title
  11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  13. 13.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  14. 14.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  16. 16.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  17. 17.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  19. 19.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  20. 20.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  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.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  24. 24.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  25. 25.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) degrees (c) kilograms (d) points (pt)
  29. 29.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) letters (c) size (d) serifs (small feet)
  30. 30.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  31. 31.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  32. 32.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  33. 33.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  38. 38.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. True
  2. 40
  3. sans-serif
  4. hard to read
  5. 33
  6. False
  7. 33
  8. 0.75
  9. 32
  10. a short title
  11. easy to read
  12. easy to read
  13. 1.75
  14. 24
  15. hard to read
  16. easy to read
  17. 28.5
  18. easy to read
  19. 24
  20. False
  21. 21
  22. True
  23. 36
  24. 15
  25. True
  26. False
  27. 36
  28. points (pt)
  29. serifs (small feet)
  30. sans-serif
  31. 30
  32. 16.5
  33. False
  34. 42
  35. 44
  36. hard to read
  37. serif
  38. 1.25
  39. serif
  40. 36

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