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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 101 · 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 of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a tall lamp post (c) a sleeping person (d) a table top
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a jalebi (d) a flag in the wind
  3. 3.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag (c) a spiral (d) a straight line
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  9. 9.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  12. 12.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a falling tree (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post
  13. 13.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  14. 14.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a snail shell (c) dashes on a road (d) a laser beam
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a laser beam (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a coiled rope
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a snail shell (b) dashes on a road (c) ocean waves (d) a tightly pulled rope
  18. 18.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  20. 20.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  21. 21.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  22. 22.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a falling tree (c) a table top (d) a tall lamp post
  24. 24.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a table top (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a sleeping person
  27. 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  29. 29.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  31. 31.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  32. 32.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a tall lamp post (d) a table top
  35. 35.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a sleeping person (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a table top
  36. 36.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  37. 37.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a coiled rope (c) a wriggling snake (d) a laser beam
  39. 39.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a jalebi (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a lightning bolt (d) a flag in the wind

Answer key

  1. a tall lamp post
  2. a flag in the wind
  3. True
  4. a spiral
  5. dotted or broken line
  6. spiral line
  7. zigzag line
  8. vertical lines
  9. diagonal
  10. diagonal lines
  11. curved lines
  12. the edge of a calm sea
  13. wavy line
  14. True
  15. a snail shell
  16. ocean waves
  17. a tightly pulled rope
  18. True
  19. zigzag lines
  20. vertical
  21. diagonal
  22. False
  23. a falling tree
  24. False
  25. True
  26. a person standing tall
  27. vertical lines
  28. zigzag line
  29. vertical
  30. zigzag lines
  31. horizontal
  32. False
  33. False
  34. a table top
  35. a leaning ladder
  36. vertical
  37. horizontal
  38. a laser beam
  39. True
  40. a ruler’s edge

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