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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 90 · 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.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  2. 2.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  3. 3.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) a new one per word (c) none at all (d) two or three at most
  4. 4.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  6. 6.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) points (pt) (c) litres (d) degrees
  7. 7.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  8. 8.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  10. 10.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  12. 12.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  15. 15.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) emoji (c) pixels (d) serif fonts
  17. 17.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  18. 18.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) small labels (c) a short title (d) a timetable
  20. 20.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  22. 22.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) serifs (small feet) (c) colour (d) letters
  24. 24.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  26. 26.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) quieter (c) harder to read (d) shorter
  28. 28.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  32. 32.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  34. 34.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  36. 36.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  37. 37.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  40. 40.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 28
  2. hard to read
  3. two or three at most
  4. True
  5. 22
  6. points (pt)
  7. 36
  8. serif
  9. sans-serif
  10. 42
  11. 33
  12. False
  13. 20
  14. serif
  15. False
  16. serif fonts
  17. 24
  18. False
  19. a short title
  20. 0.25
  21. hard to read
  22. False
  23. serifs (small feet)
  24. 1.25
  25. hard to read
  26. True
  27. harder to read
  28. True
  29. False
  30. 54
  31. sans-serif
  32. 36
  33. sans-serif
  34. True
  35. 0.5
  36. 1
  37. 2
  38. 12
  39. serif
  40. True

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