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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 331 · 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) quieter (b) harder to read (c) shorter (d) easier to read
  2. 2.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  3. 3.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  7. 7.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  8. 8.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  10. 10.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) points (pt) (c) kilograms (d) litres
  11. 11.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  13. 13.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  16. 16.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  18. 18.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) size (c) colour (d) serifs (small feet)
  19. 19.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) a new one per word (c) at least ten (d) none at all
  22. 22.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  25. 25.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  30. 30.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  33. 33.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  34. 34.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  38. 38.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  39. 39.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  40. 40.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =

Answer key

  1. harder to read
  2. 0.75
  3. False
  4. 1.25
  5. 28.5
  6. 42
  7. 36
  8. True
  9. hard to read
  10. points (pt)
  11. True
  12. 13.5
  13. True
  14. 72
  15. serif
  16. True
  17. sans-serif
  18. serifs (small feet)
  19. False
  20. False
  21. two or three at most
  22. False
  23. sans-serif
  24. easy to read
  25. False
  26. False
  27. 44
  28. True
  29. 20
  30. 21
  31. easy to read
  32. serif
  33. 1
  34. 36
  35. 33
  36. False
  37. 34.5
  38. sans-serif
  39. 32
  40. 1.75

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