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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 196 · 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 “proud and steady”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  2. 2.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  4. 4.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  6. 6.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  7. 7.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a leaning ladder (c) a falling tree (d) the edge of a calm sea
  8. 8.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  10. 10.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a person standing tall (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post
  11. 11.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  13. 13.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a sleeping person (d) a person standing tall
  16. 16.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  17. 17.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag line (c) a wavy line (d) a straight line
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  19. 19.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📏 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
  21. 21.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  23. 23.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a jalebi (c) dashes on a road (d) a lightning bolt
  27. 27.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) the edge of a calm sea
  28. 28.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag (c) a dotted line (d) a spiral
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) a flag in the wind (c) dashes on a road (d) a tightly pulled rope
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a wriggling snake (c) a lightning bolt (d) a cut-here line
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a coiled rope (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a snail shell
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a laser beam (c) a snail shell (d) a flag in the wind
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a snail shell (b) a coiled rope (c) a cut-here line (d) a lightning bolt
  35. 35.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  36. 36.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a sleeping person (c) a person standing tall (d) a playground slide
  37. 37.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  38. 38.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  40. 40.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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