Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 372 · 40 questions

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.

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

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