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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 360 · 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.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  2. 2.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  4. 4.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) letters (c) size (d) serifs (small feet)
  6. 6.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  8. 8.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  9. 9.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  10. 10.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  12. 12.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) pixels (c) emoji (d) serif fonts
  13. 13.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  14. 14.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  15. 15.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  16. 16.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) shorter (c) quieter (d) harder to read
  17. 17.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  19. 19.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) a short title (c) small labels (d) a long story
  20. 20.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  22. 22.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  24. 24.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  25. 25.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) litres (c) kilograms (d) degrees
  26. 26.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  28. 28.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  29. 29.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  33. 33.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  37. 37.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  39. 39.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =

Answer key

  1. 1.75
  2. False
  3. 72
  4. True
  5. serifs (small feet)
  6. True
  7. 42
  8. 2
  9. hard to read
  10. True
  11. serif
  12. serif fonts
  13. 12
  14. 0.25
  15. 36
  16. harder to read
  17. 22.5
  18. hard to read
  19. a short title
  20. 0.75
  21. sans-serif
  22. True
  23. 28
  24. serif
  25. points (pt)
  26. sans-serif
  27. serif
  28. easy to read
  29. False
  30. True
  31. 1.5
  32. serif
  33. False
  34. False
  35. 13.5
  36. sans-serif
  37. False
  38. 0.5
  39. True
  40. 1.25

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