Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 36 · 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 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
2. 2.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) litres (c) points (pt) (d) degrees
3. 3.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
4. 4.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) a long story (c) a short title (d) small labels
6. 6.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
8. 8.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
11. 11.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
15. 15.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
16. 16.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
17. 17.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) none at all (c) two or three at most (d) at least ten
18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
19. 19.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
22. 22.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
24. 24.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
25. 25.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
26. 26.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
27. 27.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
28. 28.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
30. 30.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) serif fonts (c) pixels (d) sans-serif fonts
32. 32.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
33. 33.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
34. 34.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
37. 37.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
39. 39.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
40. 40.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif

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