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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 344 · 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.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) shorter (c) quieter (d) harder to read
  2. 2.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  3. 3.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  4. 4.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  6. 6.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  8. 8.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) serif fonts (c) emoji (d) sans-serif fonts
  9. 9.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  12. 12.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  16. 16.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  19. 19.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  24. 24.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) colour (c) size (d) serifs (small feet)
  25. 25.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) litres (c) degrees (d) kilograms
  26. 26.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  31. 31.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) two or three at most (c) a new one per word (d) at least ten
  32. 32.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  33. 33.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  37. 37.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 10 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: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  40. 40.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. harder to read
  2. 25.5
  3. 27
  4. 0.25
  5. 34.5
  6. False
  7. 33
  8. serif fonts
  9. 48
  10. 1.75
  11. 18
  12. False
  13. 48
  14. easy to read
  15. 33
  16. False
  17. serif
  18. sans-serif
  19. True
  20. True
  21. 36
  22. easy to read
  23. 13.5
  24. serifs (small feet)
  25. points (pt)
  26. hard to read
  27. 28
  28. False
  29. False
  30. 1.25
  31. two or three at most
  32. 64
  33. False
  34. True
  35. 40
  36. 24
  37. True
  38. 15
  39. easy to read
  40. False

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