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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 379 · 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.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  3. 3.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  5. 5.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  12. 12.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  16. 16.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  17. 17.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  19. 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  20. 20.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  21. 21.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  23. 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  24. 24.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  25. 25.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) serif fonts (c) pixels (d) emoji
  26. 26.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  29. 29.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  31. 31.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) harder to read (c) shorter (d) easier to read
  33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  34. 34.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) small labels (c) a long story (d) a short title
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  37. 37.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  39. 39.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) letters (c) colour (d) serifs (small feet)
  40. 40.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 56
  2. serif
  3. True
  4. 20
  5. False
  6. False
  7. False
  8. sans-serif
  9. sans-serif
  10. 1.5
  11. hard to read
  12. False
  13. 64
  14. 40
  15. 72
  16. 1
  17. False
  18. sans-serif
  19. serif
  20. 48
  21. False
  22. 2
  23. easy to read
  24. 12
  25. serif fonts
  26. True
  27. True
  28. hard to read
  29. False
  30. easy to read
  31. False
  32. harder to read
  33. serif
  34. a short title
  35. 44
  36. hard to read
  37. True
  38. 28
  39. serifs (small feet)
  40. False

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