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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 58 · 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 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  2. 2.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  3. 3.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  5. 5.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  7. 7.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  11. 11.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  13. 13.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  14. 14.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  17. 17.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  19. 19.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) shorter (c) quieter (d) harder to read
  20. 20.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  22. 22.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  27. 27.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  29. 29.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  31. 31.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) two or three at most (c) a new one per word (d) none at all
  32. 32.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  34. 34.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  38. 38.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  40. 40.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif

Answer key

  1. 33
  2. 0.5
  3. True
  4. easy to read
  5. True
  6. 30
  7. True
  8. False
  9. 24
  10. easy to read
  11. True
  12. serif
  13. 34.5
  14. True
  15. 56
  16. sans-serif
  17. False
  18. hard to read
  19. harder to read
  20. 42
  21. 19.5
  22. True
  23. 36
  24. 36
  25. True
  26. 12
  27. False
  28. 16.5
  29. 48
  30. easy to read
  31. two or three at most
  32. False
  33. 0.25
  34. 33
  35. easy to read
  36. 21
  37. 27
  38. True
  39. 25.5
  40. serif

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