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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 122 · 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 horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a tall lamp post (d) a person standing tall
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a cut-here line (b) stitches on cloth (c) a lightning bolt (d) a ruler’s edge
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  4. 4.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  5. 5.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  7. 7.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) stitches on cloth (c) a coiled rope (d) a wriggling snake
  9. 9.True or false: ocean waves looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  11. 11.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  13. 13.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  16. 16.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  18. 18.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  19. 19.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  20. 20.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a tall lamp post (c) a leaning ladder (d) a table top
  24. 24.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a playground slide (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a table top
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a jalebi (b) a cut-here line (c) a wriggling snake (d) a lightning bolt
  28. 28.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag (c) a straight line (d) a spiral
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a flag in the wind (c) a snail shell (d) the teeth of a saw
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a snail shell (b) a cut-here line (c) ocean waves (d) a tightly pulled rope
  32. 32.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  35. 35.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a falling tree (c) a tall lamp post (d) a playground slide
  36. 36.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a falling tree (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a person standing tall
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  39. 39.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line

Answer key

  1. a sleeping person
  2. a ruler’s edge
  3. curved lines
  4. vertical
  5. horizontal
  6. straight line
  7. False
  8. a coiled rope
  9. False
  10. spiral line
  11. False
  12. diagonal
  13. False
  14. True
  15. wavy line
  16. True
  17. vertical
  18. vertical
  19. vertical
  20. True
  21. True
  22. True
  23. a leaning ladder
  24. a table top
  25. vertical lines
  26. wavy line
  27. a lightning bolt
  28. False
  29. a spiral
  30. the teeth of a saw
  31. a tightly pulled rope
  32. diagonal
  33. straight line
  34. horizontal lines
  35. the edge of a calm sea
  36. False
  37. a person standing tall
  38. diagonal lines
  39. diagonal
  40. wavy line

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