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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 9 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  3. 3.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  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.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a short title (b) a long story (c) small labels (d) a timetable
  6. 6.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) sans-serif fonts (c) serif fonts (d) pixels
  7. 7.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) letters (c) size (d) serifs (small feet)
  9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  10. 10.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  13. 13.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 10 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: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  18. 18.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  22. 22.🔤 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
  23. 23.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  24. 24.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  26. 26.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  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.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  32. 32.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  33. 33.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  35. 35.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  38. 38.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  40. 40.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) points (pt) (c) kilograms (d) litres

Answer key

  1. False
  2. 36
  3. False
  4. 34.5
  5. a short title
  6. serif fonts
  7. True
  8. serifs (small feet)
  9. serif
  10. True
  11. True
  12. sans-serif
  13. 22.5
  14. 42
  15. sans-serif
  16. 15
  17. easy to read
  18. True
  19. False
  20. False
  21. 1.5
  22. two or three at most
  23. 2
  24. False
  25. serif
  26. True
  27. 40
  28. 28.5
  29. 33
  30. hard to read
  31. hard to read
  32. 30
  33. False
  34. serif
  35. 1.25
  36. sans-serif
  37. 27
  38. False
  39. easy to read
  40. points (pt)

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