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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 350 · 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.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  2. 2.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  3. 3.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) serif fonts (c) pixels (d) sans-serif fonts
  4. 4.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  5. 5.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  7. 7.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) small labels (c) a short title (d) a long story
  8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  10. 10.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  11. 11.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  15. 15.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  17. 17.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  20. 20.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  21. 21.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  24. 24.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  25. 25.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  26. 26.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) at least ten (c) a new one per word (d) two or three at most
  27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  28. 28.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) colour (c) size (d) serifs (small feet)
  29. 29.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  31. 31.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  32. 32.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) kilograms (c) degrees (d) points (pt)
  33. 33.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  36. 36.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  37. 37.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  40. 40.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 1.25
  3. serif fonts
  4. 30
  5. 1.75
  6. 13.5
  7. a short title
  8. 31.5
  9. 21
  10. 72
  11. False
  12. 48
  13. easy to read
  14. easy to read
  15. False
  16. sans-serif
  17. True
  18. False
  19. hard to read
  20. 22.5
  21. True
  22. 1.5
  23. sans-serif
  24. 12
  25. 40
  26. two or three at most
  27. serif
  28. serifs (small feet)
  29. 0.75
  30. easy to read
  31. 25.5
  32. points (pt)
  33. True
  34. False
  35. hard to read
  36. 1
  37. True
  38. serif
  39. serif
  40. True

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