Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 6 · 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 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
2. 2.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
3. 3.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
4. 4.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
5. 5.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) colour (c) serifs (small feet) (d) letters
6. 6.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
9. 9.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) pixels (c) sans-serif fonts (d) emoji
10. 10.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
13. 13.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
14. 14.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
16. 16.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) quieter (c) shorter (d) harder to read
17. 17.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) small labels (c) a long story (d) a short title
19. 19.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
22. 22.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
24. 24.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
26. 26.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
29. 29.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
32. 32.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
34. 34.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
35. 35.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
37. 37.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
38. 38.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
40. 40.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

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