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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 362 · 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 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  2. 2.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) shorter (c) quieter (d) harder to read
  3. 3.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) size (c) colour (d) serifs (small feet)
  5. 5.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  7. 7.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  9. 9.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  13. 13.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  16. 16.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) pixels (c) sans-serif fonts (d) emoji
  17. 17.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  19. 19.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  21. 21.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  23. 23.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) litres (c) points (pt) (d) kilograms
  24. 24.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  25. 25.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  29. 29.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  31. 31.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) small labels (c) a short title (d) a timetable
  35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  38. 38.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a 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. 56
  2. harder to read
  3. False
  4. serifs (small feet)
  5. 36
  6. 48
  7. False
  8. hard to read
  9. 0.25
  10. sans-serif
  11. 16.5
  12. sans-serif
  13. 48
  14. False
  15. hard to read
  16. serif fonts
  17. 40
  18. 1
  19. True
  20. 31.5
  21. True
  22. 72
  23. points (pt)
  24. serif
  25. False
  26. True
  27. False
  28. serif
  29. 2
  30. easy to read
  31. True
  32. True
  33. 25.5
  34. a short title
  35. hard to read
  36. 24
  37. 33
  38. False
  39. True
  40. 1.25

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