Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 380 · 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.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) kilograms (c) litres (d) degrees
2. 2.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) quieter (c) easier to read (d) shorter
3. 3.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) emoji (c) serif fonts (d) sans-serif fonts
4. 4.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
7. 7.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
9. 9.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
11. 11.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) small labels (c) a short title (d) a timetable
12. 12.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
13. 13.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
14. 14.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
15. 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
16. 16.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
19. 19.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
22. 22.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
24. 24.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
25. 25.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
28. 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
29. 29.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
33. 33.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
34. 34.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) letters (c) size (d) colour
35. 35.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
37. 37.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
40. 40.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

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