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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 188 · 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.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a wriggling snake (c) a lightning bolt (d) a flag in the wind
  4. 4.True or false: a laser beam looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a leaning ladder (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
  6. 6.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) stitches on cloth (c) a snail shell (d) ocean waves
  11. 11.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a person standing tall (c) a sleeping person (d) a leaning ladder
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a coiled rope (c) ocean waves (d) a snail shell
  13. 13.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  15. 15.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  16. 16.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a snail shell (d) a flag in the wind
  19. 19.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a table top (d) a leaning ladder
  20. 20.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  21. 21.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  23. 23.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a lightning bolt (c) a jalebi (d) stitches on cloth
  26. 26.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  28. 28.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a zigzag line (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  29. 29.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  30. 30.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  33. 33.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
  34. 34.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  36. 36.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a cut-here line
  40. 40.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal

Answer key

  1. vertical
  2. wavy line
  3. stitches on cloth
  4. False
  5. a leaning ladder
  6. False
  7. False
  8. a playground slide
  9. vertical lines
  10. a snail shell
  11. a sleeping person
  12. ocean waves
  13. True
  14. spiral line
  15. diagonal lines
  16. True
  17. dotted or broken line
  18. a flag in the wind
  19. a tall lamp post
  20. diagonal
  21. True
  22. horizontal
  23. False
  24. True
  25. a tightly pulled rope
  26. diagonal
  27. dotted or broken line
  28. a wavy line
  29. diagonal
  30. True
  31. True
  32. curved lines
  33. a table top
  34. False
  35. zigzag lines
  36. True
  37. horizontal
  38. curved lines
  39. a cut-here line
  40. horizontal

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