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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 112 · 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 person standing tall (c) a sleeping person (d) the edge of a calm sea
  2. 2.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a spiral (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) ocean waves (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a snail shell (d) a ruler’s edge
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  5. 5.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  7. 7.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  8. 8.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a coiled rope (c) a cut-here line (d) a row of pointy peaks
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a lightning bolt (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a cut-here line
  12. 12.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  14. 14.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  17. 17.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) a table top
  18. 18.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  19. 19.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) ocean waves (b) a lightning bolt (c) a coiled rope (d) a laser beam
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a coiled rope (c) a lightning bolt (d) a snail shell
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  23. 23.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  25. 25.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  27. 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a snail shell (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a lightning bolt
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a jalebi (d) a cut-here line
  30. 30.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: ocean waves looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  34. 34.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a person standing tall (d) a tall lamp post
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  36. 36.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) ocean waves (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a laser beam
  38. 38.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  39. 39.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a person standing tall
  2. a spiral
  3. a ruler’s edge
  4. spiral line
  5. diagonal
  6. vertical lines
  7. diagonal
  8. False
  9. a row of pointy peaks
  10. diagonal lines
  11. a tightly pulled rope
  12. True
  13. horizontal lines
  14. True
  15. True
  16. dotted or broken line
  17. a leaning ladder
  18. horizontal
  19. horizontal
  20. a laser beam
  21. a lightning bolt
  22. zigzag line
  23. True
  24. zigzag lines
  25. False
  26. wavy line
  27. curved lines
  28. a snail shell
  29. a cut-here line
  30. False
  31. False
  32. False
  33. horizontal lines
  34. a sleeping person
  35. dotted or broken line
  36. vertical
  37. ocean waves
  38. horizontal
  39. False
  40. True

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