Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 86 · 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.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
3. 3.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
4. 4.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
6. 6.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) sans-serif fonts (c) pixels (d) emoji
7. 7.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
8. 8.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
9. 9.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
12. 12.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
13. 13.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
14. 14.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
18. 18.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) shorter (c) quieter (d) harder to read
19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
22. 22.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
25. 25.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
27. 27.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
28. 28.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
29. 29.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
33. 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
34. 34.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
36. 36.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a timetable (c) small labels (d) a short title
37. 37.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) size (c) serifs (small feet) (d) colour
39. 39.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

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