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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 366 · 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.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  2. 2.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) emoji (c) serif fonts (d) pixels
  3. 3.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) degrees (c) points (pt) (d) kilograms
  4. 4.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) size (c) colour (d) serifs (small feet)
  7. 7.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  9. 9.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  11. 11.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  12. 12.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  13. 13.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  15. 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  16. 16.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  17. 17.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  18. 18.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  19. 19.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  20. 20.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  23. 23.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  26. 26.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  29. 29.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  30. 30.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  31. 31.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) at least ten (c) none at all (d) two or three at most
  33. 33.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  39. 39.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. 16.5
  2. serif fonts
  3. points (pt)
  4. True
  5. True
  6. serifs (small feet)
  7. 12
  8. easy to read
  9. easy to read
  10. serif
  11. 1.25
  12. 0.25
  13. True
  14. hard to read
  15. sans-serif
  16. hard to read
  17. 64
  18. 24
  19. 2
  20. 0.5
  21. 0.75
  22. hard to read
  23. True
  24. False
  25. 1.75
  26. False
  27. 36
  28. serif
  29. 34.5
  30. 15
  31. True
  32. two or three at most
  33. False
  34. False
  35. True
  36. sans-serif
  37. hard to read
  38. 28.5
  39. True
  40. 24

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