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Typography Vocabulary Basics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The spacing between entire words or lines of text.

a)

Leading

b)

Kerning

c)

Tracking

d)

Spacing

2.

Which units of measurement do we typically use for text?

a)

pixels

b)

inches

c)

points

d)

centimeters

3.

This block of text is

a)

center aligned

b)

right aligned

c)

justified

d)

left aligned

4.

How would you classify this typeface where every character, including letters and numbers, has the same horizontal width?

a)

Monospaced

b)

Proportional

c)

Serif

d)

Sans-serif

5.

Typeface style that is most readable on printed media.

a)

Sans-serif

b)

Monospace

c)

Serif

d)

Cursive

6.

This block of text is

a)

justified

b)

unjustified

c)

aligned

d)

formatted

7.

This block of text is

a)

left aligned

b)

center aligned

c)

right aligned

d)

justified

8.

Typeface style with little bars.

a)

Sans-serif

b)

Monospace

c)

Serif

d)

Script

9.

The vertical spacing between lines of text, measured from baseline to baseline.

a)

Leading

b)

Kerning

c)

Tracking

d)

Baseline

10.

How many points are in one pica?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

14

d)

16

11.

The standard height of a lowercase character, usually measured with the lower case x.

a)

x-height

b)

line-height

c)

cap height

d)

ascender height

12.

Typeface family with a formal, handwritten appearance.

a)

Serif

b)

Sans-serif

c)

Script

d)

Monospace

13.

How would you classify this typeface?

a)

Serif

b)

Sans-serif

c)

Blackletter

d)

Monospace

14.

What type face style does this logo use?

a)

Serif

b)

Old Style

c)

Script

d)

Decorative

15.

The spacing between two characters.

a)

Leading

b)

Tracking

c)

Kerning

d)

Justification

16.

The standard height of most capital letters.

a)

Ascender height

b)

Cap height

c)

X-height

d)

Baseline

17.

Typeface style that is "without" little strokes or feet.

a)

Serif

b)

Sans Serif

c)

Slab Serif

d)

Display

18.

The part of letters such as “h” and “k” that goes above the x-height of lower case letters?

a)

Ascender

b)

Descender

c)

X-height

d)

Baseline

19.

The imaginary line on which letters seems to be sitting.

a)

Baseline

b)

Ascender

c)

Descender

d)

Cap Height

20.

How many Picas are in an inch?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7