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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 352 · 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.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) pixels (c) sans-serif fonts (d) emoji
  2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  4. 4.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  5. 5.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  9. 9.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  12. 12.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  13. 13.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) a new one per word (c) none at all (d) at least ten
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  16. 16.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) colour (c) size (d) letters
  17. 17.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) a long story (c) small labels (d) a short title
  18. 18.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  21. 21.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  22. 22.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) harder to read (c) easier to read (d) quieter
  24. 24.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  25. 25.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  29. 29.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  30. 30.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  32. 32.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =

Answer key

  1. serif fonts
  2. sans-serif
  3. easy to read
  4. 33
  5. False
  6. False
  7. easy to read
  8. 24
  9. True
  10. serif
  11. serif
  12. 31.5
  13. two or three at most
  14. 22
  15. easy to read
  16. serifs (small feet)
  17. a short title
  18. False
  19. serif
  20. hard to read
  21. 30
  22. False
  23. harder to read
  24. 0.25
  25. False
  26. False
  27. 64
  28. 42
  29. 15
  30. 2
  31. sans-serif
  32. True
  33. 13.5
  34. 28.5
  35. 56
  36. 32
  37. False
  38. False
  39. True
  40. 1

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