Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 44 · 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 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
2. 2.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
3. 3.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) serif fonts (c) sans-serif fonts (d) emoji
6. 6.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) degrees (c) points (pt) (d) litres
8. 8.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
9. 9.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
11. 11.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
14. 14.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
15. 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
16. 16.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) a long story (c) small labels (d) a short title
17. 17.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
23. 23.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
24. 24.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
26. 26.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
27. 27.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
28. 28.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
32. 32.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
34. 34.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
36. 36.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
38. 38.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
39. 39.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) a new one per word (c) none at all (d) at least ten

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