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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 348 · 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.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) degrees (c) litres (d) kilograms
  2. 2.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  10. 10.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) small labels (c) a short title (d) a timetable
  11. 11.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  12. 12.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  13. 13.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  14. 14.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  16. 16.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) pixels (c) sans-serif fonts (d) emoji
  19. 19.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  20. 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  23. 23.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) quieter (c) harder to read (d) easier to read
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  26. 26.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  28. 28.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  29. 29.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) at least ten (c) two or three at most (d) none at all
  31. 31.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  33. 33.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  34. 34.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  35. 35.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  40. 40.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif

Answer key

  1. points (pt)
  2. True
  3. serif
  4. easy to read
  5. 15
  6. sans-serif
  7. hard to read
  8. hard to read
  9. serif
  10. a short title
  11. 72
  12. 24
  13. 0.5
  14. False
  15. 1.75
  16. True
  17. True
  18. serif fonts
  19. 34.5
  20. sans-serif
  21. 0.75
  22. easy to read
  23. harder to read
  24. 36
  25. hard to read
  26. True
  27. 0.25
  28. 1.25
  29. False
  30. two or three at most
  31. False
  32. 30
  33. 33
  34. easy to read
  35. 36
  36. serif
  37. hard to read
  38. 33
  39. 16.5
  40. sans-serif

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