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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 189 · 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 slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  2. 2.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  4. 4.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a wriggling snake
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a coiled rope (b) stitches on cloth (c) a cut-here line (d) a ruler’s edge
  8. 8.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  9. 9.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag (c) a straight line (d) a spiral
  10. 10.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a tall lamp post (c) a sleeping person (d) a table top
  11. 11.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a tall lamp post (c) a sleeping person (d) a table top
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  13. 13.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  14. 14.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a sleeping person (c) a playground slide (d) a tall lamp post
  15. 15.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a sleeping person (c) a table top (d) a playground slide
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  18. 18.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a jalebi (c) a flag in the wind (d) a lightning bolt
  23. 23.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a wriggling snake (c) ocean waves (d) a ruler’s edge
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  27. 27.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  30. 30.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a snail shell (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a cut-here line
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  33. 33.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  34. 34.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  35. 35.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) a person standing tall
  36. 36.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  37. 37.True or false: a laser beam looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a wriggling snake (d) dashes on a road

Answer key

  1. diagonal
  2. True
  3. horizontal
  4. diagonal
  5. zigzag line
  6. a wriggling snake
  7. a coiled rope
  8. horizontal
  9. a spiral
  10. a falling tree
  11. a tall lamp post
  12. vertical lines
  13. dotted or broken line
  14. a sleeping person
  15. True
  16. a playground slide
  17. spiral line
  18. False
  19. True
  20. vertical
  21. straight line
  22. a cut-here line
  23. True
  24. False
  25. a ruler’s edge
  26. zigzag lines
  27. False
  28. vertical lines
  29. curved lines
  30. False
  31. a snail shell
  32. wavy line
  33. vertical
  34. diagonal
  35. a table top
  36. curved lines
  37. False
  38. False
  39. diagonal lines
  40. dashes on a road

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