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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 133 · 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 standing tree trunk (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) the edge of a calm sea
  2. 2.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  4. 4.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a tall lamp post (c) a leaning ladder (d) a falling tree
  5. 5.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  12. 12.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  13. 13.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  14. 14.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a falling tree (c) a person standing tall (d) a sleeping person
  15. 15.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  16. 16.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
  17. 17.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a cut-here line (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a wriggling snake
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a jalebi (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a snail shell (d) a coiled rope
  22. 22.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  24. 24.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a spiral
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  28. 28.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a falling tree (c) a playground slide (d) a tall lamp post
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) a ruler’s edge (c) dashes on a road (d) a row of pointy peaks
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a ruler’s edge (c) dashes on a road (d) a wriggling snake
  33. 33.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  35. 35.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) a playground slide
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  37. 37.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) a person standing tall (d) a playground slide
  39. 39.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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