Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 93 · 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.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
4. 4.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
5. 5.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) kilograms (c) points (pt) (d) litres
9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
11. 11.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
12. 12.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
13. 13.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
16. 16.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
17. 17.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) quieter (c) harder to read (d) shorter
18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
19. 19.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
20. 20.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
29. 29.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
31. 31.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
33. 33.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
34. 34.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
36. 36.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) letters (c) size (d) serifs (small feet)
38. 38.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a short title (b) a long story (c) small labels (d) a timetable
39. 39.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
40. 40.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =

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