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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 67 · 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 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  2. 2.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  5. 5.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) serifs (small feet) (c) size (d) colour
  7. 7.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) two or three at most (c) none at all (d) a new one per word
  8. 8.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  10. 10.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a long story (c) a short title (d) a timetable
  13. 13.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  15. 15.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  17. 17.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) degrees (c) litres (d) points (pt)
  19. 19.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) easier to read (c) quieter (d) harder to read
  20. 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  22. 22.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  26. 26.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  30. 30.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  31. 31.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) serif fonts (c) emoji (d) pixels
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  35. 35.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  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.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  39. 39.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

Answer key

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

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