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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 351 · 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 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  2. 2.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) serif fonts (c) sans-serif fonts (d) emoji
  4. 4.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a timetable (c) a long story (d) a short title
  5. 5.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) litres (c) points (pt) (d) degrees
  6. 6.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  8. 8.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  9. 9.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  11. 11.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  12. 12.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  15. 15.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  19. 19.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) a new one per word (c) two or three at most (d) none at all
  21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  23. 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  24. 24.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  26. 26.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  27. 27.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  29. 29.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  30. 30.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  31. 31.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  32. 32.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  33. 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  34. 34.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  35. 35.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 48
  2. False
  3. serif fonts
  4. a short title
  5. points (pt)
  6. False
  7. 13.5
  8. 44
  9. False
  10. serif
  11. 1.75
  12. True
  13. False
  14. 1.25
  15. True
  16. True
  17. False
  18. 1
  19. False
  20. two or three at most
  21. sans-serif
  22. serif
  23. hard to read
  24. True
  25. easy to read
  26. 56
  27. True
  28. 1.5
  29. serif
  30. 20
  31. 16.5
  32. 31.5
  33. hard to read
  34. serif
  35. False
  36. False
  37. False
  38. False
  39. False
  40. False

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