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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 91 · 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.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  2. 2.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) colour (c) size (d) serifs (small feet)
  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 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  5. 5.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) shorter (c) easier to read (d) quieter
  6. 6.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  9. 9.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  11. 11.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) kilograms (c) points (pt) (d) degrees
  12. 12.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  15. 15.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  16. 16.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) a short title (c) small labels (d) a long story
  17. 17.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) serif fonts (c) sans-serif fonts (d) emoji
  18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  19. 19.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  22. 22.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  24. 24.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  26. 26.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  28. 28.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  31. 31.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  37. 37.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. serifs (small feet)
  3. 1.5
  4. 32
  5. harder to read
  6. easy to read
  7. serif
  8. 13.5
  9. hard to read
  10. hard to read
  11. points (pt)
  12. False
  13. sans-serif
  14. sans-serif
  15. 33
  16. a short title
  17. serif fonts
  18. 0.5
  19. True
  20. sans-serif
  21. sans-serif
  22. 33
  23. 19.5
  24. True
  25. 36
  26. True
  27. easy to read
  28. False
  29. True
  30. 18
  31. False
  32. False
  33. False
  34. True
  35. 25.5
  36. hard to read
  37. False
  38. True
  39. True
  40. False

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