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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 233 · 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 dotted or broken line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) stitches on cloth (c) a jalebi (d) a ruler’s edge
  2. 2.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  4. 4.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  5. 5.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  6. 6.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a falling tree (c) a sleeping person (d) a tall lamp post
  7. 7.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  8. 8.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a person standing tall (c) a playground slide (d) a tall lamp post
  9. 9.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a person standing tall (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a leaning ladder
  10. 10.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a falling tree (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  12. 12.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag line (d) a wavy line
  13. 13.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a playground slide (c) a table top (d) a tall lamp post
  14. 14.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a snail shell (b) a ruler’s edge (c) dashes on a road (d) a flag in the wind
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  18. 18.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  19. 19.True or false: a snail shell looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  22. 22.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  23. 23.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a table top (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a sleeping person
  24. 24.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  26. 26.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  29. 29.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  31. 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a cut-here line (c) a flag in the wind (d) dashes on a road
  33. 33.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a tall lamp post
  35. 35.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  39. 39.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines

Answer key

  1. stitches on cloth
  2. True
  3. zigzag line
  4. diagonal
  5. vertical
  6. a sleeping person
  7. horizontal
  8. a playground slide
  9. a person standing tall
  10. a tall lamp post
  11. curved lines
  12. a wavy line
  13. a table top
  14. False
  15. a ruler’s edge
  16. spiral line
  17. wavy line
  18. diagonal
  19. False
  20. wavy line
  21. zigzag line
  22. diagonal
  23. a standing tree trunk
  24. True
  25. zigzag line
  26. False
  27. diagonal lines
  28. straight line
  29. True
  30. horizontal lines
  31. diagonal lines
  32. a lightning bolt
  33. False
  34. the edge of a calm sea
  35. False
  36. False
  37. vertical
  38. zigzag lines
  39. False
  40. zigzag lines

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