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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 70 · 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.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) size (c) colour (d) letters
  2. 2.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  4. 4.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  7. 7.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) quieter (c) harder to read (d) easier to read
  8. 8.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) emoji (c) pixels (d) serif fonts
  9. 9.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) a new one per word (c) at least ten (d) two or three at most
  11. 11.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  12. 12.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  14. 14.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  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: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  23. 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  26. 26.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  27. 27.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) small labels (c) a long story (d) a short title
  28. 28.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  31. 31.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  32. 32.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  34. 34.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) kilograms (c) degrees (d) points (pt)
  36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  39. 39.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. serifs (small feet)
  2. hard to read
  3. easy to read
  4. False
  5. 22
  6. 31.5
  7. harder to read
  8. serif fonts
  9. False
  10. two or three at most
  11. 0.25
  12. True
  13. 1.75
  14. True
  15. True
  16. 21
  17. True
  18. True
  19. False
  20. True
  21. False
  22. hard to read
  23. hard to read
  24. hard to read
  25. easy to read
  26. sans-serif
  27. a short title
  28. False
  29. True
  30. 32
  31. 36
  32. False
  33. sans-serif
  34. False
  35. points (pt)
  36. serif
  37. 33
  38. hard to read
  39. True
  40. 27

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