Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 8 · 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.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) letters (c) serifs (small feet) (d) size
3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
4. 4.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
6. 6.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) degrees (c) kilograms (d) litres
7. 7.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
9. 9.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) pixels (c) serif fonts (d) sans-serif fonts
10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
11. 11.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
12. 12.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
13. 13.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
15. 15.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
19. 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
23. 23.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) quieter (c) harder to read (d) shorter
28. 28.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
29. 29.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
32. 32.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
33. 33.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
34. 34.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
37. 37.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
39. 39.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True

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