Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 75 · 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.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
2. 2.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
3. 3.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
5. 5.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
7. 7.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
8. 8.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
10. 10.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) easier to read (c) shorter (d) quieter
15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
16. 16.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
18. 18.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) two or three at most (c) a new one per word (d) at least ten
19. 19.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
20. 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
22. 22.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
23. 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
24. 24.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
26. 26.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a short title (c) small labels (d) a timetable
27. 27.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) litres (c) points (pt) (d) degrees
28. 28.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
31. 31.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) letters (c) colour (d) size
32. 32.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
33. 33.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
35. 35.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
36. 36.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
38. 38.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

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