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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 209 · 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 of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a snail shell (b) a wriggling snake (c) a lightning bolt (d) dashes on a road
  2. 2.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  3. 3.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  4. 4.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  9. 9.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a playground slide (c) a person standing tall (d) a table top
  12. 12.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  13. 13.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) a person standing tall
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  15. 15.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  16. 16.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a person standing tall (c) a tall lamp post (d) a table top
  17. 17.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a wavy line (c) a zigzag line (d) a straight line
  18. 18.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  20. 20.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a falling tree (c) a playground slide (d) the edge of a calm sea
  21. 21.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  23. 23.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a playground slide (d) a table top
  25. 25.📏 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
  26. 26.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) ocean waves (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a laser beam
  28. 28.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  30. 30.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) ocean waves
  33. 33.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  35. 35.True or false: a laser beam looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a sleeping person (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a leaning ladder
  37. 37.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a falling tree (d) a sleeping person
  38. 38.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) dashes on a road (c) a snail shell (d) a tightly pulled rope
  40. 40.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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