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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 340 · 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.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) sans-serif fonts (c) serif fonts (d) emoji
  2. 2.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  4. 4.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 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.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  9. 9.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  11. 11.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  13. 13.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  14. 14.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) degrees (c) litres (d) points (pt)
  16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  17. 17.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  21. 21.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  24. 24.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  26. 26.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  30. 30.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  31. 31.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) small labels (c) a short title (d) a timetable
  32. 32.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  33. 33.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) letters (c) size (d) colour
  34. 34.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  36. 36.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  40. 40.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. serif fonts
  2. True
  3. 0.25
  4. False
  5. True
  6. 72
  7. 36
  8. 1.75
  9. True
  10. 44
  11. 40
  12. sans-serif
  13. sans-serif
  14. False
  15. points (pt)
  16. 30
  17. True
  18. False
  19. True
  20. easy to read
  21. False
  22. 54
  23. serif
  24. True
  25. 33
  26. 0.75
  27. 36
  28. True
  29. 56
  30. 28
  31. a short title
  32. 0.5
  33. serifs (small feet)
  34. hard to read
  35. easy to read
  36. False
  37. True
  38. 34.5
  39. easy to read
  40. False

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