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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 392 · 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.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) easier to read (c) harder to read (d) quieter
  2. 2.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a long story (c) a short title (d) a timetable
  4. 4.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  7. 7.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  9. 9.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  10. 10.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  13. 13.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  15. 15.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  17. 17.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  20. 20.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  22. 22.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  23. 23.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  25. 25.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  29. 29.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  31. 31.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) letters (c) colour (d) serifs (small feet)
  33. 33.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  35. 35.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) two or three at most (c) none at all (d) a new one per word
  36. 36.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  40. 40.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif

Answer key

  1. harder to read
  2. False
  3. a short title
  4. True
  5. False
  6. 27
  7. 40
  8. easy to read
  9. 42
  10. 28
  11. hard to read
  12. hard to read
  13. True
  14. sans-serif
  15. True
  16. easy to read
  17. False
  18. False
  19. serif
  20. False
  21. 0.75
  22. 1
  23. True
  24. 30
  25. False
  26. 12
  27. 30
  28. 0.25
  29. 21
  30. easy to read
  31. True
  32. serifs (small feet)
  33. True
  34. serif
  35. two or three at most
  36. False
  37. 22
  38. True
  39. sans-serif
  40. serif

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