Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 33 · 40 questions

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.

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

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