Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 373 · 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.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
2. 2.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
3. 3.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
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.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) a long story (c) small labels (d) a short title
6. 6.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) harder to read (c) quieter (d) shorter
7. 7.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
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.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
10. 10.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
13. 13.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
14. 14.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
15. 15.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
17. 17.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) serifs (small feet) (c) size (d) letters
18. 18.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) emoji (c) serif fonts (d) pixels
19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
20. 20.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
22. 22.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) kilograms (c) degrees (d) points (pt)
23. 23.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
26. 26.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
28. 28.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
29. 29.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
32. 32.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
33. 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
34. 34.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
36. 36.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
38. 38.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False

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