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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 127 · 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 diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a playground slide (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a standing tree trunk
  2. 2.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  3. 3.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a sleeping person (c) a playground slide (d) a tall lamp post
  5. 5.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  7. 7.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  10. 10.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  12. 12.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  13. 13.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  14. 14.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  16. 16.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a playground slide (c) a sleeping person (d) a falling tree
  18. 18.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a leaning ladder (c) a sleeping person (d) a tall lamp post
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  20. 20.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a falling tree (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a playground slide
  23. 23.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a table top (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a person standing tall
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a snail shell (b) a flag in the wind (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a tightly pulled rope
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  26. 26.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: ocean waves looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  29. 29.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  31. 31.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a wriggling snake (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a row of pointy peaks
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a lightning bolt (c) dashes on a road (d) a wriggling snake
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  36. 36.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  40. 40.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical

Answer key

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

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