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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 47 · 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 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  2. 2.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  3. 3.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  6. 6.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  8. 8.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) easier to read (c) harder to read (d) shorter
  9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  10. 10.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  11. 11.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  12. 12.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  13. 13.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  17. 17.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  18. 18.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) a long story (c) small labels (d) a short title
  19. 19.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) colour (c) letters (d) size
  22. 22.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  24. 24.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  26. 26.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  27. 27.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  28. 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  29. 29.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  31. 31.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) serif fonts (c) sans-serif fonts (d) emoji
  32. 32.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) a new one per word (c) none at all (d) two or three at most
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  38. 38.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  39. 39.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =

Answer key

  1. 0.25
  2. 2
  3. True
  4. hard to read
  5. sans-serif
  6. 1.5
  7. hard to read
  8. harder to read
  9. serif
  10. 19.5
  11. 0.75
  12. 48
  13. 16.5
  14. 24
  15. False
  16. 12
  17. 1.75
  18. a short title
  19. False
  20. True
  21. serifs (small feet)
  22. 1
  23. sans-serif
  24. False
  25. hard to read
  26. serif
  27. easy to read
  28. sans-serif
  29. True
  30. 25.5
  31. serif fonts
  32. two or three at most
  33. 18
  34. True
  35. True
  36. 33
  37. 13.5
  38. 32
  39. True
  40. 1.25

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