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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 376 · 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.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a timetable (c) a short title (d) small labels
  2. 2.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  3. 3.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  5. 5.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  8. 8.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  9. 9.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) sans-serif fonts (c) pixels (d) serif fonts
  11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  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: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  15. 15.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  16. 16.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  17. 17.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  19. 19.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) kilograms (c) points (pt) (d) degrees
  20. 20.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  22. 22.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) two or three at most (c) a new one per word (d) at least ten
  23. 23.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  25. 25.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  29. 29.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  31. 31.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  32. 32.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  34. 34.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) shorter (c) easier to read (d) quieter
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  40. 40.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a short title
  2. 0.75
  3. 36
  4. easy to read
  5. True
  6. 2
  7. hard to read
  8. serif
  9. False
  10. serif fonts
  11. sans-serif
  12. 0.25
  13. False
  14. 15
  15. 20
  16. 28
  17. 33
  18. easy to read
  19. points (pt)
  20. True
  21. hard to read
  22. two or three at most
  23. False
  24. serif
  25. False
  26. 56
  27. 48
  28. easy to read
  29. True
  30. 1.75
  31. 1
  32. True
  33. 32
  34. harder to read
  35. 36
  36. True
  37. 44
  38. True
  39. sans-serif
  40. False

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