Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 334 · 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.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
2. 2.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
3. 3.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) emoji (c) sans-serif fonts (d) serif fonts
4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
6. 6.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
8. 8.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) colour (c) size (d) serifs (small feet)
10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
11. 11.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) litres (c) points (pt) (d) degrees
17. 17.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a timetable (c) small labels (d) a short title
18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
19. 19.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
22. 22.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
24. 24.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
26. 26.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
27. 27.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
28. 28.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
29. 29.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
30. 30.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
32. 32.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
33. 33.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
35. 35.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
38. 38.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) easier to read (c) harder to read (d) shorter

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