Calligraphy

What is the technical term for the tip of the calligraphy pen?

• edge

• nib

• point

• I don't know I wasn't listening in class

What are letters called that go upwards into the row above the "home row"?

• upcenders

• descenders

• downcenders

• ascenders

What are letters called that go downward below the "home row"?

• downcenders

• descenders

• upcenders

• ascenders

The lowercase letter f that we learned in class is: (choose all that are true)

• an ascender

• a descender

• takes up 4 rows

• takes up 3 rows

What degree angle should you hold your pen for the lowercase alphabet in calligraphy?

• 90 degrees

• 45 degrees

• 180 degrees

• 25 degrees

Calligraphy means

• plain handwriting

• cursive handwriting

• printing

• decorative handwriting

You should spin your pen around when you write in calligraphy

• True

• False

The & symbol is called

• a camperstand

• an ampersand

• an amperstand

• a sampersand

When making the letter "o" in calligraphy, the shape is best described as

• round

• elliptical

• creating it in one stroke

• wide

The paper we use to practice our letters on is called

• spacing paper

• dash line paper

• liner paper

• thick line paper