Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 347 · 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.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
4. 4.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
6. 6.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
8. 8.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
9. 9.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
12. 12.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
14. 14.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
15. 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
16. 16.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) size (c) colour (d) letters
18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
19. 19.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) harder to read (c) quieter (d) easier to read
21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
22. 22.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) kilograms (c) points (pt) (d) litres
23. 23.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
24. 24.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
26. 26.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
28. 28.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
29. 29.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
30. 30.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
31. 31.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) pixels (c) serif fonts (d) sans-serif fonts
32. 32.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
34. 34.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
36. 36.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a long story (c) a timetable (d) a short title
37. 37.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
38. 38.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

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