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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 333 · 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.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  2. 2.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  3. 3.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) colour (c) serifs (small feet) (d) size
  4. 4.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  5. 5.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  7. 7.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) harder to read (c) quieter (d) easier to read
  8. 8.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a short title (c) a long story (d) a timetable
  9. 9.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  11. 11.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  16. 16.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  17. 17.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  19. 19.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  22. 22.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  23. 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  24. 24.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  26. 26.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) serif fonts (c) pixels (d) sans-serif fonts
  27. 27.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) kilograms (c) degrees (d) points (pt)
  28. 28.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  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.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  32. 32.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  38. 38.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 1.5
  2. hard to read
  3. serifs (small feet)
  4. 40
  5. 0.25
  6. 30
  7. harder to read
  8. a short title
  9. 42
  10. 1.25
  11. False
  12. False
  13. 44
  14. False
  15. 15
  16. 54
  17. False
  18. 12
  19. True
  20. True
  21. serif
  22. 32
  23. hard to read
  24. True
  25. 56
  26. serif fonts
  27. points (pt)
  28. False
  29. 2
  30. 21
  31. sans-serif
  32. False
  33. False
  34. easy to read
  35. 24
  36. sans-serif
  37. serif
  38. False
  39. True
  40. False

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