Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 357 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
2. 2.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) harder to read (c) easier to read (d) shorter
3. 3.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
4. 4.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
5. 5.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
8. 8.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
9. 9.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
10. 10.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) emoji (c) pixels (d) serif fonts
11. 11.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
13. 13.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
14. 14.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
17. 17.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
18. 18.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
20. 20.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
22. 22.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) size (c) colour (d) serifs (small feet)
23. 23.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
25. 25.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
26. 26.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
27. 27.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
28. 28.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) litres (c) points (pt) (d) kilograms
31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
32. 32.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
33. 33.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a timetable (c) a short title (d) small labels
35. 35.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
37. 37.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
38. 38.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
40. 40.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False

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