Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 85 · 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.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) size (c) colour (d) serifs (small feet)
2. 2.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
3. 3.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
5. 5.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
6. 6.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
9. 9.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
10. 10.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
12. 12.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
13. 13.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
15. 15.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
17. 17.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
18. 18.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a timetable (c) a short title (d) small labels
19. 19.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
21. 21.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
25. 25.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
26. 26.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
28. 28.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) a new one per word (c) two or three at most (d) none at all
32. 32.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
33. 33.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
34. 34.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) pixels (c) serif fonts (d) sans-serif fonts
35. 35.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) litres (c) kilograms (d) points (pt)
36. 36.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
38. 38.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
39. 39.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
40. 40.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True

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