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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

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

Answer key

  1. 25.5
  2. 1.75
  3. True
  4. a short title
  5. sans-serif
  6. harder to read
  7. True
  8. 18
  9. sans-serif
  10. hard to read
  11. 16.5
  12. True
  13. False
  14. hard to read
  15. 36
  16. 15
  17. 1.25
  18. 1
  19. 20
  20. True
  21. 1.5
  22. False
  23. 22
  24. False
  25. serif fonts
  26. True
  27. serif
  28. 2
  29. sans-serif
  30. False
  31. points (pt)
  32. False
  33. serif
  34. 13.5
  35. True
  36. 32
  37. easy to read
  38. hard to read
  39. serifs (small feet)
  40. False

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