Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 64 · 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.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) easier to read (c) shorter (d) quieter
2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
3. 3.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) letters (c) serifs (small feet) (d) colour
4. 4.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
6. 6.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) litres (c) points (pt) (d) degrees
7. 7.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
10. 10.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
12. 12.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) a new one per word (c) two or three at most (d) none at all
13. 13.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
14. 14.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) sans-serif fonts (c) serif fonts (d) pixels
16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
17. 17.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
20. 20.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
22. 22.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
23. 23.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
24. 24.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
26. 26.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a timetable (c) small labels (d) a short title
27. 27.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
28. 28.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
30. 30.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
32. 32.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
33. 33.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
34. 34.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
35. 35.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
40. 40.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

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