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Practice Reading: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers ID: #4394 Font

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Does the font of a text impact how it is read? As part of an experiment, researchers developed two versions of a pamphlet encouraging students to exercise more regularly. One version was printed in Brush, a font designed to mimic handwriting, and the other used the Arial font. According to the results, students receiving the Arial handouts were significantly more enthusiastic about the idea of exercise than the ones who read the same message in Brush. The idea that a more readable font makes the message easier to take in and produces more positive results may seem obvious, but a second experiment suggests that illegible fonts may produce better recall. In a second study, student volunteers were asked to read information about a hypothetical alien species. Some of them were given the information printed in clear 16-point Arial font, while the others were given the less legible 12-point Comic Sans or 12-point Bodoni fonts. In a quiz fifteen minutes later, the readers of the less legible fonts were able to accurately remember significantly more details about the aliens than the group provided with the same information in Arial. The fonts had sufficiently slowed down the pace of reading to ensure better comprehension and recall.

Which of the following statements does the writer make?

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Printing material in a font similar to handwriting is less professional. The way a person feels about the context of a text can be influenced by its readability. Comic Sans is a more readable font because it is like handwriting. Students could remember more information if what they were reading was clear. A result of less legible text might be that the reader slows down and recalls more. The text about extra-terrestrials was written in two clearly legible versions. It is possible to recall more information from a text printed in a font which is unclear.

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Option 1: "Printing material in a font similar to handwriting is less professional."
Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text does not discuss professionalism related to handwriting-like fonts. It focuses on readability and recall, not on the professional quality of the font.
Option 2: "The way a person feels about the context of a text can be influenced by its readability."
Explanation: This option is correct as the text states that students receiving the Arial handouts were more enthusiastic about exercise, indicating that readability (the font used) influenced their feelings about the text.
Option 3: "Comic Sans is a more readable font because it is like handwriting."
Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text does not claim Comic Sans is more readable. In fact, it suggests that less legible fonts can enhance recall, which contradicts the idea that Comic Sans is more readable.
Option 4: "Students could remember more information if what they were reading was clear."
Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text indicates that students remembered more information when reading less legible fonts, not clear ones. Therefore, it contradicts the findings presented.
Option 5: "A result of less legible text might be that the reader slows down and recalls more."
Explanation: This option is correct as the text mentions that less legible fonts slowed down reading pace, leading to better comprehension and recall, supporting the idea presented.
Option 6: "The text about extra-terrestrials was written in two clearly legible versions."
Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text states that one version was clear (Arial) and the other was less legible (Comic Sans and Bodoni), which does not support the claim of both being clearly legible.
Option 7: "It is possible to recall more information from a text printed in a font which is unclear."
Explanation: This option is correct as the text explicitly states that readers of less legible fonts were able to recall more details, supporting the idea that unclear fonts can enhance recall.

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