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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 82 · 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.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  3. 3.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  4. 4.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  6. 6.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) easier to read (c) harder to read (d) shorter
  8. 8.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  10. 10.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) colour (c) size (d) serifs (small feet)
  11. 11.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  12. 12.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) none at all (c) at least ten (d) a new one per word
  13. 13.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) degrees (c) points (pt) (d) kilograms
  14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  15. 15.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  17. 17.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  19. 19.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  20. 20.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  23. 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  24. 24.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  25. 25.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  28. 28.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  29. 29.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  30. 30.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  32. 32.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) emoji (c) serif fonts (d) pixels
  33. 33.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  34. 34.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. True
  2. serif
  3. 18
  4. 34.5
  5. sans-serif
  6. False
  7. harder to read
  8. sans-serif
  9. 12
  10. serifs (small feet)
  11. 54
  12. two or three at most
  13. points (pt)
  14. serif
  15. True
  16. 13.5
  17. True
  18. sans-serif
  19. 36
  20. False
  21. 0.25
  22. hard to read
  23. hard to read
  24. 0.5
  25. False
  26. False
  27. hard to read
  28. 64
  29. 1.5
  30. True
  31. 20
  32. serif fonts
  33. 1.75
  34. True
  35. False
  36. 24
  37. 44
  38. True
  39. hard to read
  40. 24

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