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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 338 · 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.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  2. 2.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a short title (c) a timetable (d) small labels
  5. 5.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  7. 7.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) easier to read (c) quieter (d) shorter
  8. 8.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  10. 10.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  13. 13.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  16. 16.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  19. 19.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  20. 20.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  22. 22.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (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.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  26. 26.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  29. 29.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) sans-serif fonts (c) emoji (d) pixels
  33. 33.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) size (c) serifs (small feet) (d) letters
  35. 35.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

Answer key

  1. easy to read
  2. False
  3. False
  4. a short title
  5. True
  6. 36
  7. harder to read
  8. serif
  9. serif
  10. False
  11. False
  12. 1.25
  13. 30
  14. True
  15. 28
  16. False
  17. 24
  18. hard to read
  19. 33
  20. 0.25
  21. 34.5
  22. 36
  23. sans-serif
  24. easy to read
  25. easy to read
  26. 27
  27. 22
  28. 0.75
  29. False
  30. True
  31. True
  32. serif fonts
  33. True
  34. serifs (small feet)
  35. True
  36. 42
  37. False
  38. True
  39. True
  40. 72

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