ILLUSTRATOR GMETRIX UPDATED EXAMS PAPER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔bottom - ✔✔In order for the background of a project to appear behind all of the other
layers, it needs to be at the ___________ of the layers list.
✔✔Properties - ✔✔The opacity setting of a layer can be found by clicking on the
___________ panel when a layer's target icon is selected.
✔✔below - ✔✔When creating a clipping mask, the layer to be used as a mask needs to
be ________ the layer being masked.
✔✔Make - ✔✔In order to create a clipping mask, you will first need to click Object in the
menu bar and then Clipping Mask, then ___________ .
✔✔fidelity - ✔✔The Pencil tool can be double-clicked to adjust the __________ of the
tool, which in turn affects its smoothness when in use.
✔✔straight & curved - ✔✔When using the Pen tool, clicking will create a ___________
line while clicking and dragging will create a _______ line.
✔✔Blob - ✔✔The __________ Brush tool can be used to create one path with multiple,
intersecting brush strokes.
, ✔✔Selection & Direct - ✔✔If an entire object needs to be moved, use the ___________
tool. If only a single anchor point of an object or handle needs to be moved, use the
__________ Selection tool.
✔✔Knife - ✔✔The _________ tool cuts a path without needing to cut through anchor
points.
✔✔Area & Path - ✔✔To keep typed text within a shape such as a rectangle, one would
use the ______ Type tool. To keep typed text around the edges of a shape, one would
use the Type on a _________ tool.
✔✔tracking - ✔✔Kerning is the space between two specific characters, while _______
is the space between multiple characters.
✔✔Placeholder - ✔✔_________ text reserves space for future text in a document.
✔✔Type - ✔✔If the Paragraph panel isn't open, it can be found under the Window menu
and then __________ .
✔✔Outlines - ✔✔To change text into a graphic; highlight the text, then click the Type
menu and click Create ________________ .
✔✔overflow - ✔✔A text box with a red plus sign means that there is _______________
text and that the box needs to be expanded or another text box needs to be created.
✔✔Shift - ✔✔To select multiple objects at once with the Selection tool, hold
____________ and click on each object.
✔✔Isolation - ✔✔Using the Selection tool to double-click an object will put that object
into _______________ Mode , where it can be manipulated even if it belongs to a
group.
✔✔document - ✔✔Changing the artboard size does not change the _______________
size.
✔✔Object - ✔✔To reflect an object using Transform, you will first need to click on the
______________ menu.
✔✔Simplify - ✔✔The ____________ tool basically removes anchor points to smooth
out the curves of a path.
✔✔Shaper - ✔✔You can create a perfect circle by roughly drawing one with the
_________ tool.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔bottom - ✔✔In order for the background of a project to appear behind all of the other
layers, it needs to be at the ___________ of the layers list.
✔✔Properties - ✔✔The opacity setting of a layer can be found by clicking on the
___________ panel when a layer's target icon is selected.
✔✔below - ✔✔When creating a clipping mask, the layer to be used as a mask needs to
be ________ the layer being masked.
✔✔Make - ✔✔In order to create a clipping mask, you will first need to click Object in the
menu bar and then Clipping Mask, then ___________ .
✔✔fidelity - ✔✔The Pencil tool can be double-clicked to adjust the __________ of the
tool, which in turn affects its smoothness when in use.
✔✔straight & curved - ✔✔When using the Pen tool, clicking will create a ___________
line while clicking and dragging will create a _______ line.
✔✔Blob - ✔✔The __________ Brush tool can be used to create one path with multiple,
intersecting brush strokes.
, ✔✔Selection & Direct - ✔✔If an entire object needs to be moved, use the ___________
tool. If only a single anchor point of an object or handle needs to be moved, use the
__________ Selection tool.
✔✔Knife - ✔✔The _________ tool cuts a path without needing to cut through anchor
points.
✔✔Area & Path - ✔✔To keep typed text within a shape such as a rectangle, one would
use the ______ Type tool. To keep typed text around the edges of a shape, one would
use the Type on a _________ tool.
✔✔tracking - ✔✔Kerning is the space between two specific characters, while _______
is the space between multiple characters.
✔✔Placeholder - ✔✔_________ text reserves space for future text in a document.
✔✔Type - ✔✔If the Paragraph panel isn't open, it can be found under the Window menu
and then __________ .
✔✔Outlines - ✔✔To change text into a graphic; highlight the text, then click the Type
menu and click Create ________________ .
✔✔overflow - ✔✔A text box with a red plus sign means that there is _______________
text and that the box needs to be expanded or another text box needs to be created.
✔✔Shift - ✔✔To select multiple objects at once with the Selection tool, hold
____________ and click on each object.
✔✔Isolation - ✔✔Using the Selection tool to double-click an object will put that object
into _______________ Mode , where it can be manipulated even if it belongs to a
group.
✔✔document - ✔✔Changing the artboard size does not change the _______________
size.
✔✔Object - ✔✔To reflect an object using Transform, you will first need to click on the
______________ menu.
✔✔Simplify - ✔✔The ____________ tool basically removes anchor points to smooth
out the curves of a path.
✔✔Shaper - ✔✔You can create a perfect circle by roughly drawing one with the
_________ tool.
