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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 364 · 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 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  2. 2.🔤 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
  3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  4. 4.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) degrees (c) kilograms (d) litres
  5. 5.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  6. 6.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  12. 12.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  13. 13.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  16. 16.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  17. 17.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  18. 18.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) serif fonts (c) pixels (d) emoji
  19. 19.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  22. 22.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  23. 23.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  29. 29.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  31. 31.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) easier to read (c) shorter (d) quieter
  32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  33. 33.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  34. 34.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  35. 35.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  37. 37.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  39. 39.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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