How People Read - Quiz

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This quiz tests your knowledge on how people read in design psychology.
Joshua Bodine
Quiz by Joshua Bodine, updated more than 1 year ago
Joshua Bodine
Created by Joshua Bodine over 6 years ago
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Question 1

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Are Capital Letters inherently hard to read?
Answer
  • Yes, all capital letters have the same size, so pattern recognition is harder.
  • Yes, all capital letters together form into a rectangle, making pattern recognition harder.
  • No, we as people are just more used to seeing lowercase than uppercase.
  • No, pattern recognition separates uppercase and lowercase into two categories.

Question 2

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When people read, their eyes jump using saccades, these movements only go forward and are visible to the human eye.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 3

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During a fixation, while reading, how many letters can the human eye process at once?
Answer
  • 10-12
  • 13-15
  • 7-9
  • 3-5

Question 4

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What's important for someone to be an active reader, and retain the information from the content? Choose all that apply.
Answer
  • Using more descriptive language
  • Titles and Headlines
  • Simpler words and phrasing
  • Prior knowledge on subject

Question 5

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Serif fonts and Sans Serif fonts are different in readability.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 6

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What is important for a font to be viewed online? Choose all that apply.
Answer
  • Large point size
  • Higher tracking
  • Large x-height
  • Thicker lines

Question 7

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Which is the best combination for readability sake?
Answer
  • White text on a black background.
  • Dark gray text on a light gray background.
  • Black text on a white background.

Question 8

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Which of these facts about a person's reading preference is true?
Answer
  • People prefer reading around 50 characters per line and prefer reading multiple columns of text.
  • People prefer reading around 100 characters per line and prefer reading multiple columns of text.
  • People prefer reading around 50 characters per line and prefer reading a single column of text.
  • People prefer reading around 100 characters per line and prefer reading a single column of text.
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