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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 7 · 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.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  4. 4.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  5. 5.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) colour (c) serifs (small feet) (d) size
  7. 7.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  8. 8.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) a new one per word (c) at least ten (d) none at all
  9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  12. 12.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  13. 13.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  16. 16.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  20. 20.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  23. 23.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  27. 27.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) shorter (c) quieter (d) easier to read
  29. 29.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  30. 30.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) sans-serif fonts (c) emoji (d) pixels
  31. 31.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  32. 32.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  33. 33.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  36. 36.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  40. 40.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. 18
  4. sans-serif
  5. True
  6. serifs (small feet)
  7. 24
  8. two or three at most
  9. 15
  10. sans-serif
  11. easy to read
  12. 1.5
  13. 36
  14. hard to read
  15. 16.5
  16. True
  17. False
  18. True
  19. 1.25
  20. False
  21. False
  22. easy to read
  23. False
  24. 44
  25. False
  26. 27
  27. False
  28. harder to read
  29. 22
  30. serif fonts
  31. 64
  32. 20
  33. False
  34. True
  35. easy to read
  36. True
  37. 0.75
  38. hard to read
  39. sans-serif
  40. False

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