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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 40 · 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 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  3. 3.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  4. 4.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  5. 5.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  7. 7.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  9. 9.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  10. 10.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  12. 12.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  16. 16.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  17. 17.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  19. 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  21. 21.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  22. 22.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) none at all (c) two or three at most (d) at least ten
  23. 23.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  26. 26.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  27. 27.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  28. 28.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  29. 29.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  34. 34.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a short title (c) small labels (d) a timetable
  35. 35.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  40. 40.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =

Answer key

  1. 44
  2. serif
  3. 72
  4. 36
  5. 0.5
  6. 24
  7. False
  8. hard to read
  9. easy to read
  10. 30
  11. 31.5
  12. True
  13. serif
  14. sans-serif
  15. 22.5
  16. 32
  17. False
  18. 1.5
  19. serif
  20. easy to read
  21. 20
  22. two or three at most
  23. False
  24. True
  25. serif
  26. easy to read
  27. 12
  28. 1
  29. False
  30. True
  31. False
  32. True
  33. sans-serif
  34. a short title
  35. True
  36. False
  37. True
  38. hard to read
  39. sans-serif
  40. 2

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