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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 69 · 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.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) emoji (c) pixels (d) serif fonts
  2. 2.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  3. 3.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  5. 5.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  6. 6.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  7. 7.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) letters (c) colour (d) serifs (small feet)
  9. 9.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  12. 12.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  13. 13.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  15. 15.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) none at all (c) a new one per word (d) at least ten
  17. 17.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  19. 19.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) harder to read (c) easier to read (d) quieter
  20. 20.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  23. 23.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a timetable (c) a long story (d) a short title
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  28. 28.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  29. 29.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  31. 31.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  32. 32.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  34. 34.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  38. 38.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  39. 39.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  40. 40.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

Answer key

  1. serif fonts
  2. 0.75
  3. False
  4. 72
  5. 20
  6. hard to read
  7. False
  8. serifs (small feet)
  9. False
  10. 24
  11. sans-serif
  12. 36
  13. 30
  14. serif
  15. False
  16. two or three at most
  17. 42
  18. serif
  19. harder to read
  20. False
  21. sans-serif
  22. easy to read
  23. a short title
  24. 22
  25. False
  26. False
  27. 31.5
  28. 18
  29. True
  30. 40
  31. 33
  32. True
  33. hard to read
  34. 27
  35. serif
  36. easy to read
  37. serif
  38. 0.5
  39. 36
  40. 48

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