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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 48 · 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.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  3. 3.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) colour (c) size (d) serifs (small feet)
  4. 4.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  5. 5.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  7. 7.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  8. 8.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  9. 9.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  17. 17.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  21. 21.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  23. 23.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  24. 24.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  30. 30.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) easier to read (c) harder to read (d) quieter
  32. 32.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  34. 34.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  35. 35.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  36. 36.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  39. 39.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a short title (b) small labels (c) a long story (d) a timetable
  40. 40.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 16.5
  2. serif
  3. serifs (small feet)
  4. sans-serif
  5. 44
  6. 30
  7. 33
  8. sans-serif
  9. True
  10. False
  11. False
  12. 30
  13. hard to read
  14. serif
  15. easy to read
  16. 24
  17. 64
  18. serif
  19. hard to read
  20. hard to read
  21. True
  22. hard to read
  23. 33
  24. True
  25. False
  26. True
  27. False
  28. True
  29. sans-serif
  30. False
  31. harder to read
  32. False
  33. 0.75
  34. 40
  35. 1
  36. False
  37. easy to read
  38. hard to read
  39. a short title
  40. False

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