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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 98 · 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.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  3. 3.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  4. 4.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  6. 6.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  7. 7.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  9. 9.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  10. 10.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  11. 11.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  12. 12.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  13. 13.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  14. 14.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  17. 17.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) easier to read (c) harder to read (d) quieter
  18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  20. 20.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  21. 21.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  24. 24.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  25. 25.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  26. 26.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  29. 29.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) letters (c) serifs (small feet) (d) colour
  30. 30.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  33. 33.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  34. 34.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) emoji (c) pixels (d) serif fonts
  38. 38.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  39. 39.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) points (pt) (c) litres (d) kilograms
  40. 40.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =

Answer key

  1. sans-serif
  2. serif
  3. sans-serif
  4. True
  5. hard to read
  6. hard to read
  7. 48
  8. easy to read
  9. easy to read
  10. 19.5
  11. 56
  12. 34.5
  13. 36
  14. True
  15. hard to read
  16. sans-serif
  17. harder to read
  18. hard to read
  19. easy to read
  20. 33
  21. False
  22. False
  23. easy to read
  24. 28.5
  25. 18
  26. False
  27. True
  28. 40
  29. serifs (small feet)
  30. False
  31. False
  32. easy to read
  33. 1
  34. 36
  35. 28
  36. True
  37. serif fonts
  38. sans-serif
  39. points (pt)
  40. 1.75

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