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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 353 · 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.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  3. 3.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  5. 5.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) quieter (c) harder to read (d) easier to read
  7. 7.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  8. 8.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) emoji (c) serif fonts (d) pixels
  10. 10.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  13. 13.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  16. 16.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  18. 18.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  21. 21.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  23. 23.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  26. 26.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  28. 28.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  30. 30.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  31. 31.🔤 Text is set at 14 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) degrees (b) litres (c) kilograms (d) points (pt)
  33. 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  34. 34.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  35. 35.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) letters (c) serifs (small feet) (d) size
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  38. 38.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  40. 40.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =

Answer key

  1. 48
  2. easy to read
  3. False
  4. 1.25
  5. False
  6. harder to read
  7. 36
  8. True
  9. serif fonts
  10. False
  11. hard to read
  12. hard to read
  13. 64
  14. 22.5
  15. 34.5
  16. True
  17. serif
  18. False
  19. sans-serif
  20. easy to read
  21. False
  22. 33
  23. False
  24. True
  25. serif
  26. True
  27. hard to read
  28. False
  29. 0.25
  30. 36
  31. 21
  32. points (pt)
  33. easy to read
  34. 19.5
  35. False
  36. serifs (small feet)
  37. 28.5
  38. serif
  39. hard to read
  40. 1.5

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