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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 84 · 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 sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  3. 3.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  4. 4.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) shorter (c) easier to read (d) harder to read
  7. 7.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  10. 10.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a long story (c) a short title (d) a timetable
  11. 11.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  16. 16.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  18. 18.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) serif fonts (c) emoji (d) sans-serif fonts
  19. 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  20. 20.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  21. 21.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) kilograms (c) litres (d) degrees
  23. 23.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  27. 27.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  29. 29.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  32. 32.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  38. 38.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  39. 39.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif

Answer key

  1. False
  2. serif
  3. 32
  4. False
  5. False
  6. harder to read
  7. False
  8. False
  9. 0.25
  10. a short title
  11. True
  12. False
  13. hard to read
  14. 28
  15. 1.75
  16. True
  17. 22.5
  18. serif fonts
  19. serif
  20. 36
  21. True
  22. points (pt)
  23. False
  24. False
  25. False
  26. 0.5
  27. False
  28. hard to read
  29. True
  30. 56
  31. sans-serif
  32. 28.5
  33. 13.5
  34. 48
  35. 36
  36. True
  37. 1.5
  38. 1.25
  39. False
  40. sans-serif

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