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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 1 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (Trace it in the air): Zigzag = sharp points, wavy = smooth bumps, spiral = winds round, dotted = gaps, straight = no bends. Horizontal = lying flat, vertical = standing up, diagonal = slanting. Feelings: horizontal calm, vertical strong, diagonal moving, zigzag excited, curved gentle.

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  1. 1.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  2. 2.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a person standing tall (d) a sleeping person
  3. 3.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  6. 6.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a jalebi looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) a ruler’s edge (c) dashes on a road (d) a flag in the wind
  11. 11.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  14. 14.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a tall lamp post (c) a playground slide (d) a standing tree trunk
  15. 15.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  16. 16.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  18. 18.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a jalebi (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) stitches on cloth
  21. 21.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a person standing tall (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a falling tree
  22. 22.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  25. 25.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  26. 26.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  28. 28.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a falling tree (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  30. 30.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag (d) a spiral
  31. 31.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  32. 32.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  34. 34.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a falling tree (c) a tall lamp post (d) the edge of a calm sea
  35. 35.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  37. 37.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  40. 40.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. diagonal lines
  2. a sleeping person
  3. True
  4. False
  5. straight line
  6. False
  7. False
  8. horizontal
  9. zigzag line
  10. a snail shell
  11. True
  12. False
  13. horizontal
  14. the edge of a calm sea
  15. diagonal
  16. True
  17. zigzag lines
  18. False
  19. vertical lines
  20. a jalebi
  21. a person standing tall
  22. vertical
  23. spiral line
  24. curved lines
  25. diagonal
  26. False
  27. vertical
  28. False
  29. a falling tree
  30. a spiral
  31. diagonal
  32. vertical
  33. horizontal lines
  34. a tall lamp post
  35. True
  36. straight line
  37. False
  38. True
  39. vertical lines
  40. False

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