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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 187 · 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.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a laser beam (c) a jalebi (d) a wriggling snake
  4. 4.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  5. 5.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a falling tree (c) a tall lamp post (d) a table top
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a jalebi (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a snail shell
  7. 7.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a wavy line
  9. 9.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  11. 11.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  12. 12.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) a falling tree
  13. 13.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  15. 15.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  17. 17.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  19. 19.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  21. 21.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a playground slide (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a sleeping person
  23. 23.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  25. 25.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a snail shell (d) a row of pointy peaks
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  28. 28.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  31. 31.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  32. 32.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a snail shell (c) a lightning bolt (d) dashes on a road
  34. 34.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a snail shell (b) a laser beam (c) ocean waves (d) the teeth of a saw
  37. 37.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines

Answer key

  1. vertical
  2. curved lines
  3. a wriggling snake
  4. vertical
  5. a table top
  6. the teeth of a saw
  7. False
  8. a wavy line
  9. False
  10. spiral line
  11. horizontal
  12. a standing tree trunk
  13. zigzag line
  14. zigzag lines
  15. diagonal
  16. horizontal lines
  17. diagonal
  18. vertical lines
  19. True
  20. curved lines
  21. False
  22. a sleeping person
  23. True
  24. spiral line
  25. horizontal
  26. a tightly pulled rope
  27. zigzag line
  28. True
  29. zigzag line
  30. wavy line
  31. diagonal
  32. False
  33. a lightning bolt
  34. True
  35. False
  36. ocean waves
  37. diagonal
  38. dotted or broken line
  39. dotted or broken line
  40. diagonal lines

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