A) The art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable, and appealing when displayed.

B) The study of ancient scripts and their historical significance.

C) The process of designing and creating new fonts.

D) The use of color theory in graphic design.

A) Serif fonts are typically used for body text in printed materials.

B) Serif fonts are best for digital screens and online content.

C) Serif fonts are never used in professional documents.

D) Serif fonts are only used in decorative contexts.

B) The x-height of a font refers to the height of the lowercase letters.

A) The x-height of a font refers to the height of the capital letters.

C) The x-height of a font refers to the height of the ascenders.

D) The x-height of a font refers to the height of the descenders.

C) Kerning adjusts the space between individual letters.

A) Kerning adjusts the space between words.

B) Kerning adjusts the space between lines of text.

D) Kerning adjusts the space between paragraphs.

A) A typeface is a set of one or more fonts each composed of glyphs that share common design features.

B) A typeface is a single style of a font.

C) A typeface is the same as a font family.

D) A typeface is a decorative element in graphic design.

A) Leading is the vertical space between lines of text.

B) Leading is the horizontal space between letters.

C) Leading is the space between words in a sentence.

D) Leading is the space around a block of text.

A) A ligature is a combination of two or more letters joined into a single glyph.

B) A ligature is a decorative border around text.

C) A ligature is a type of font style.

D) A ligature is a method of text alignment.

Typography Basics

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English

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6th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

RI.4.10, L.6.6, L.1.5A

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Standards-aligned

Sarah Williams

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Sans serif fonts

have little lines or "tails" at the beginning and ends of the letters.

do not have the little lines or "tails."

are very decorative and fancy.

look like cursive letters.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Display fonts are best used for

professional documents like a resume or article.

documents on a computer screen.

small amounts of text like a title or header.

anywhere you want to use them.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

It controls the amount of space between lines of type.

Tracking value

Horizontal Scale

Kerning

Leading

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

It specifies the overall space between letters, which affects the density in a line of text.

Leading

Tracking value

Horizontal Scale

Vertical Scale

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The space located between individual letters of a word

Aperture

Tracking

Kerning

Leading

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The best typeface to use for paragraphs in a book is _________.

serif

sans serif

script

ornamental

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Setting all the text to start at the same point on the left side is the use of ____________.

contrast

alignment

proximity

repetition

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

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Sans serif fonts

Display fonts are best used for

It controls the amount of space between lines of type.

It specifies the overall space between letters, which affects the density in a line of text.

The space located between individual letters of a word

The best typeface to use for paragraphs in a book is _________.

Setting all the text to start at the same point on the left side is the use of ____________.

The space located between an entire word. (E x a m p l e)