Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 382 · 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.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
2. 2.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) colour (c) serifs (small feet) (d) size
5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
6. 6.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) quieter (c) harder to read (d) shorter
7. 7.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
8. 8.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
9. 9.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
11. 11.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
14. 14.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
16. 16.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
18. 18.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
22. 22.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) points (pt) (c) kilograms (d) litres
24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
26. 26.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
28. 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
29. 29.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
30. 30.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
31. 31.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) pixels (c) sans-serif fonts (d) serif fonts
32. 32.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
34. 34.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
36. 36.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
37. 37.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) a new one per word (c) two or three at most (d) at least ten
38. 38.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

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