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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 76 · 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.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  2. 2.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  6. 6.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) serifs (small feet) (c) size (d) letters
  7. 7.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  8. 8.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) kilograms (c) litres (d) points (pt)
  9. 9.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  10. 10.🔤 Text is set at 9 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) a new one per word (b) two or three at most (c) none at all (d) at least ten
  12. 12.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  13. 13.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  15. 15.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  19. 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  20. 20.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) sans-serif fonts (c) serif fonts (d) emoji
  22. 22.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) small labels (c) a timetable (d) a short title
  23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  24. 24.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  27. 27.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  29. 29.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  32. 32.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  33. 33.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) easier to read (c) harder to read (d) shorter
  34. 34.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

Answer key

  1. sans-serif
  2. False
  3. False
  4. hard to read
  5. 22.5
  6. serifs (small feet)
  7. 20
  8. points (pt)
  9. 28
  10. 13.5
  11. two or three at most
  12. 1
  13. False
  14. 1.75
  15. True
  16. False
  17. 24
  18. 1.5
  19. sans-serif
  20. False
  21. serif fonts
  22. a short title
  23. serif
  24. True
  25. False
  26. 16.5
  27. False
  28. 64
  29. True
  30. 42
  31. serif
  32. easy to read
  33. harder to read
  34. 0.5
  35. 48
  36. 12
  37. 24
  38. True
  39. False
  40. 36

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