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Types of Lines Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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