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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 354 · 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.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  7. 7.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  8. 8.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) a new one per word (c) two or three at most (d) at least ten
  9. 9.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  13. 13.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) serifs (small feet) (c) size (d) colour
  14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  16. 16.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  19. 19.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  21. 21.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  22. 22.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  24. 24.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) easier to read (c) shorter (d) harder to read
  27. 27.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  28. 28.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  29. 29.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  30. 30.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) sans-serif fonts (c) emoji (d) serif fonts
  31. 31.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  32. 32.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  36. 36.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  39. 39.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. False
  4. 28
  5. 31.5
  6. serif
  7. 30
  8. two or three at most
  9. hard to read
  10. 1.25
  11. serif
  12. serif
  13. serifs (small feet)
  14. easy to read
  15. 2
  16. False
  17. False
  18. 0.5
  19. False
  20. 24
  21. 44
  22. 1.75
  23. sans-serif
  24. False
  25. False
  26. harder to read
  27. 16.5
  28. 1.5
  29. hard to read
  30. serif fonts
  31. 0.25
  32. hard to read
  33. 27
  34. hard to read
  35. sans-serif
  36. True
  37. 22
  38. 36
  39. True
  40. 0.75

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