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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 43 · 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.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  2. 2.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  4. 4.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a timetable (c) small labels (d) a short title
  6. 6.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) easier to read (c) quieter (d) harder to read
  7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  9. 9.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  10. 10.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  12. 12.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  14. 14.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  16. 16.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  18. 18.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) pixels (c) serif fonts (d) sans-serif fonts
  20. 20.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  22. 22.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  25. 25.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  26. 26.True or false: one or two fonts 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.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  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: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  31. 31.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  32. 32.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  33. 33.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) kilograms (c) degrees (d) litres
  34. 34.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  36. 36.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  40. 40.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) serifs (small feet) (c) letters (d) colour

Answer key

  1. 0.5
  2. True
  3. 22
  4. False
  5. a short title
  6. harder to read
  7. serif
  8. 33
  9. 28
  10. 56
  11. 24
  12. True
  13. easy to read
  14. False
  15. serif
  16. True
  17. easy to read
  18. False
  19. serif fonts
  20. True
  21. 72
  22. True
  23. False
  24. 21
  25. 32
  26. False
  27. 0.75
  28. False
  29. 1.5
  30. hard to read
  31. 48
  32. hard to read
  33. points (pt)
  34. 36
  35. hard to read
  36. True
  37. False
  38. False
  39. 54
  40. serifs (small feet)

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