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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 77 · 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.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) litres (c) points (pt) (d) degrees
  2. 2.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  4. 4.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  6. 6.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  8. 8.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  9. 9.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  11. 11.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  12. 12.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  16. 16.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  17. 17.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) size (c) serifs (small feet) (d) letters
  19. 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  20. 20.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  23. 23.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔤 Text is set at 13 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: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  26. 26.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  27. 27.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  29. 29.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  30. 30.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) at least ten (c) none at all (d) two or three at most
  31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  33. 33.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  34. 34.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  35. 35.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  37. 37.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) pixels (c) serif fonts (d) emoji
  38. 38.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. points (pt)
  2. True
  3. 30
  4. False
  5. 44
  6. hard to read
  7. easy to read
  8. 1.5
  9. False
  10. sans-serif
  11. 0.75
  12. False
  13. 33
  14. True
  15. hard to read
  16. easy to read
  17. False
  18. serifs (small feet)
  19. sans-serif
  20. 24
  21. 12
  22. serif
  23. True
  24. 19.5
  25. hard to read
  26. 18
  27. False
  28. 30
  29. 1.75
  30. two or three at most
  31. sans-serif
  32. serif
  33. 28
  34. 48
  35. True
  36. serif
  37. serif fonts
  38. True
  39. True
  40. True

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