Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 335 · 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: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
2. 2.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
4. 4.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
6. 6.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) litres (c) degrees (d) points (pt)
7. 7.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) a new one per word (c) two or three at most (d) none at all
9. 9.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
10. 10.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
13. 13.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
14. 14.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a short title (b) small labels (c) a long story (d) a timetable
17. 17.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) letters (c) serifs (small feet) (d) colour
20. 20.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
22. 22.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
25. 25.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) emoji (c) sans-serif fonts (d) serif fonts
26. 26.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
27. 27.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
30. 30.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) shorter (c) easier to read (d) harder to read
31. 31.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
32. 32.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
33. 33.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
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.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
36. 36.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
38. 38.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
39. 39.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
40. 40.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False

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