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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 383 · 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 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  2. 2.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  6. 6.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  9. 9.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) litres (c) degrees (d) kilograms
  11. 11.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) none at all (c) at least ten (d) a new one per word
  12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  13. 13.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) colour (c) letters (d) size
  18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  19. 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  20. 20.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  21. 21.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  24. 24.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  26. 26.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  28. 28.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  29. 29.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  32. 32.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) harder to read (c) quieter (d) easier to read
  39. 39.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) sans-serif fonts (c) pixels (d) serif fonts
  40. 40.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 22
  2. True
  3. False
  4. 0.25
  5. serif
  6. False
  7. 36
  8. hard to read
  9. True
  10. points (pt)
  11. two or three at most
  12. hard to read
  13. 32
  14. True
  15. False
  16. False
  17. serifs (small feet)
  18. sans-serif
  19. sans-serif
  20. 72
  21. True
  22. True
  23. sans-serif
  24. True
  25. hard to read
  26. False
  27. hard to read
  28. 44
  29. 1.5
  30. easy to read
  31. easy to read
  32. 36
  33. 34.5
  34. False
  35. 27
  36. 13.5
  37. 30
  38. harder to read
  39. serif fonts
  40. False

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