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Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
What are proportional fonts? Fill in the blank: Proportional fonts are fonts where letters are assigned space _______ to their size.
proportional
equal
random
opposite
What are monospaced fonts? Fill in the blank: Monospaced fonts are fonts where each letter is assigned _______ amount of space.
the same
a different
a random
a variable
Which of the following is true about letter width in typography?
All letters in a typestyle are the same width
Proportional fonts assign space according to the size of the letter
Monospaced fonts assign different space to each letter
Fonts with wide letters are easier to read
Font designers might choose to use proportional fonts over monospaced fonts because:
Proportional fonts allow for more natural spacing and improved readability.
Monospaced fonts are always more visually appealing.
Proportional fonts are harder to design than monospaced fonts.
Monospaced fonts save more space in text.
What is tracking in typography?
The spacing between words in a sentence
The spacing between letters in a word
The height of the letters
The width of the letters
Kerning pairs are sets of letters designed to be spaced ______ together.
closely
randomly
unevenly
widely
Tracking is the software function that allows you to add additional space between each ______.
letter
word
line
paragraph
Which of the following capital letters look better when they are closer to other capitals as kerning pairs?
T, V, W, Y
A, B, C, D
E, F, G, H
I, J, K, L
What is kerning?
The spacing between lines of a paragraph
The spacing of letters generally to make them move closer together
Letters that have historically been attached, creating a single character
The process of changing font size
Ligatures are letters that have historically been attached, creating a single character.
True
False
What is leading?
The spacing of letters generally to make them move closer together
Letters that have historically been attached, creating a single character
The spacing between lines of a paragraph
The process of changing font size
When characters such as 'f' and 'i' are joined, the dot over the 'i' disappears into the ligature.
True
False
Fill in the blank: The spacing between lines of text within the same paragraph is called _______.
leading
tracking
kerning
justification
Fill in the blank: An em space is a space ___ .
the width of a capital letter 'M' in the font and point size being used
the height of a lowercase 'x' in the font and point size being used
equal to the width of a spacebar key
the same as a tab character
Fill in the blank: An en space, half the size of an em space, is ...
the width of a capital letter 'N' in the font and point size being used
the width of a lowercase 'm' in the font and point size being used
the height of a capital letter 'E' in the font and point size being used
the width of a period (.) in the font and point size being used
The purpose of using dramatic white space in advertising, as described in the passage, is:
To make the advertisement more visually appealing
To highlight the main message or product
To fill up empty space on the page
To use less ink in printing
Which of the following is NOT an appropriate means of separating paragraphs according to the passage?
Using spacing before and after paragraphs
Using the Enter/Return key to establish additional space
Setting spacing in points or picas
Adjusting spacing depending on design needs
According to the passage, what does standard HTML code not address in desktop publishing?
Font size
Spacing needs
Color schemes
Image placement
What is the main reason additional spacing after end punctuation is no longer necessary when using computers?
Computers use proportional fonts and automatically add spacing after punctuation, making extra spacing unnecessary.
Computers require double spacing to recognize sentence boundaries.
Modern keyboards are designed to insert extra spaces automatically.
Extra spacing causes computers to misinterpret text formatting.
Which of the following best describes a hanging indent?
The first line is indented, and the rest are flush left
The first line is flush left, and the remaining lines are indented
All lines are indented equally
No lines are indented
With typewriters, it was necessary to space twice at the end of a sentence to make a visual break between two thoughts.
True
False
According to the passage, what is the standard way to indent paragraphs in modern desktop publishing software?
The standard way is to use single space between paragraphs but to indent to show that a new paragraph is beginning.
The standard way is to use double spacing between all lines in a paragraph.
The standard way is to use bold font at the beginning of each paragraph.
The standard way is to use a different font color for each paragraph.
What does a hanging indent do in a paragraph?
A hanging indent draws attention to a paragraph by indenting all the lines after the first one.
A hanging indent centers the entire paragraph on the page.
A hanging indent makes the first line of the paragraph bold.
A hanging indent adds a border around the paragraph.
What are tabs used for in desktop publishing?
To change font size
To line up text by spacing
To add images
To print documents
Tabs can be set to align text to which of the following?
Left
Right
Center
Decimal
All of the above
Fill in the blank: The right tab is essential if you want to place text such as a ______ at the farthest right point on the page.
page number
table of contents
heading
footnote
When you use a decimal tab, all the numbers line up with the ______, making it easy to create a column of numbers.
decimal
comma
hyphen
colon
Orphans are single lines of text that appear at the top of the column or page, with the rest of the paragraph appearing in the previous column or page.
True
False
What is the main problem that tabs solve in desktop publishing?
Making text bold
Ensuring text lines up exactly on the page
Adding color to text
Printing faster
A proportional font is:
A font in which each character takes up the same amount of horizontal space
A font in which each character takes up only as much horizontal space as it needs
A font that is always bold
A font that is always italic
The type of font in which all letters are spaced the same is called:
Serif
Sans-serif
Monospace
Cursive
The specific name of a font in which all letters are spaced the same is:
Serif
Sans-serif
Monospace
Script
Fill in the blank: An ___ is a space that is equal to the currently specified point size.
em space
en space
thin space
hair space
Fill in the blank: An ___ is a space that is equal to half the width of an em space.
en space
em dash
thin space
hair space
Fill in the blank: ___ are indents that are used to set off text, such as in lists or quotations.
Hanging indents
Block quotes
Tab stops
Margins
Fill in the blank: ___ is the adjustment of space between individual letter pairs to improve appearance and readability.
Kerning
Tracking
Leading
Justification
Fill in the blank: ___ are specific pairs of letters that have their spacing adjusted for better appearance.
Kerning pairs
Ligatures
Serif fonts
Tracking sets
Fill in the blank: ___ is the vertical spacing between lines of text.
Leading
Kerning
Tracking
Baseline
Fill in the blank: ___ are two or more letters joined together to form a single glyph.
Ligatures
Serifs
Ascenders
Descenders
Fill in the blank: ___ are fonts in which each character occupies the same amount of horizontal space.
Monospace fonts
Serif fonts
Script fonts
Display fonts
Fill in the blank: ___ are lines or words left at the top of a page, separated from the rest of the paragraph.
Orphans
Widows
Headers
Footers
Fill in the blank: ___ are fonts in which the letters and characters each occupy only as much width as they need.
Proportional fonts
Monospaced fonts
Serif fonts
Script fonts
Fill in the blank: ___ are used to create horizontal spacing in text, often for alignment purposes.
Tabs
Spaces
Commas
Periods
Fill in the blank: ___ is the adjustment of space between characters in a complete section of text.
Tracking
Leading
Kerning
Justification
Fill in the blank: ___ are lines or words left at the bottom of a page, separated from the rest of the paragraph.
Widows
Orphans
Headers
Footnotes
