Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 71 · 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.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
2. 2.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
3. 3.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) colour (c) letters (d) serifs (small feet)
5. 5.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
8. 8.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
11. 11.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) a new one per word (c) none at all (d) two or three at most
12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
13. 13.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
14. 14.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a long story (c) a timetable (d) a short title
15. 15.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
17. 17.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
18. 18.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
20. 20.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
21. 21.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
24. 24.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
26. 26.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
27. 27.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
28. 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
29. 29.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) pixels (c) sans-serif fonts (d) serif fonts
32. 32.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
34. 34.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) harder to read (c) quieter (d) easier to read
35. 35.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
38. 38.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
39. 39.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

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