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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 368 · 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.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) serifs (small feet) (c) colour (d) letters
  2. 2.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  3. 3.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  4. 4.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  6. 6.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  10. 10.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 23 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 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  17. 17.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) small labels (c) a short title (d) a timetable
  18. 18.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  19. 19.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  22. 22.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  23. 23.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  25. 25.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  26. 26.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  29. 29.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  32. 32.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) quieter (c) shorter (d) easier to read
  33. 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  34. 34.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  35. 35.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  39. 39.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. serifs (small feet)
  2. 30
  3. serif
  4. True
  5. sans-serif
  6. True
  7. easy to read
  8. 22.5
  9. sans-serif
  10. False
  11. 34.5
  12. 0.5
  13. easy to read
  14. 44
  15. False
  16. easy to read
  17. a short title
  18. 20
  19. True
  20. 22
  21. 15
  22. 1.5
  23. 33
  24. easy to read
  25. 54
  26. False
  27. True
  28. 1.75
  29. False
  30. False
  31. 21
  32. harder to read
  33. hard to read
  34. sans-serif
  35. False
  36. 33
  37. hard to read
  38. hard to read
  39. True
  40. 28.5

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