Solutions 2025-2026 Updated.
Delivering a message through the use of charts, diagrams, and other illustrations is known as
______. - Answer visual rhetoric
Which of the following is a basic principle of document design? - Answer Alignment
Contrast means using visual elements to ______. - Answer make information more legible
What is the main purpose of using repetition in document design? - Answer To help readers
navigate your document
Placing elements on the page in a way that appears intentional is known as ______. - Answer
alignment
True or false: visual elements are much less effective at communicating a message than written
or spoken words. - Answer False
The idea that similar elements should be placed together is known as ______. - Answer
proximity
Carlos has designed a flier to announce a staff softball team. When he prints it, he notices that
the document looks cluttered and confusing, with too much text and too little white space.
Carlos should review the guidelines for ______. - Answer alignment and contrast
If you want to achieve contrast, repetition, alignment, or proximity in a document, you should
focus on the ______. - Answer text layout
Using a light text on a dark background is an example of ______. - Answer contrast
Which of the following is the main assumption behind the Z-pattern for page layout? - Answer
That the eye moves across the top and bottom of documents and diagonally in between
, Which of the following best describes the design purpose of a grid? - Answer To help with
placing elements
Why is alignment an important element of document design? - Answer It makes your page
design appear deliberate.
Which of the following refers to the amount of white space on a page? - Answer External
spacing
According to the proximity principle, visual elements that are dissimilar should be ______. -
Answer separated by space or other means
What is included in internal spacing? (Choose every correct answer.) - Answer Horizontal
spacing
Vertical spacing
Which of the following are accomplished by a good layout? - Answer Readers can understand
the message.
Readers can easily find the main points.
What is the standard margin on a business document? - Answer 1 in.
Which method of laying out text divides a document into a grid, or quadrants (quarter-
sections)? - Answer Gutenberg diagram
To increase readability in printed documents, which of the following fonts should you use? -
Answer Serif
A grid layout is most useful when the document ______. - Answer includes both text and
visuals
True or false: White space increases the readability of documents. - Answer True
Which term refers to vertical and horizontal spacing? - Answer Internal spacing