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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 242 · 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.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  2. 2.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  3. 3.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  5. 5.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a person standing tall (c) a sleeping person (d) a leaning ladder
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  7. 7.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  10. 10.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  13. 13.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) a tall lamp post
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a snail shell (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a laser beam
  15. 15.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a tightly pulled rope
  17. 17.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  19. 19.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  20. 20.✏️ 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
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  22. 22.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📏 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
  25. 25.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  27. 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  28. 28.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a cut-here line (c) a laser beam (d) a tightly pulled rope
  31. 31.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a snail shell (d) ocean waves
  34. 34.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  37. 37.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a falling tree (c) a person standing tall (d) a tall lamp post
  38. 38.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a falling tree (c) a tall lamp post (d) a table top
  39. 39.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a laser beam looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. vertical
  2. horizontal
  3. False
  4. zigzag line
  5. a leaning ladder
  6. straight line
  7. True
  8. True
  9. zigzag lines
  10. False
  11. horizontal lines
  12. diagonal lines
  13. a sleeping person
  14. a laser beam
  15. False
  16. dashes on a road
  17. horizontal
  18. straight line
  19. diagonal
  20. a wavy line
  21. wavy line
  22. True
  23. False
  24. a spiral
  25. True
  26. diagonal
  27. vertical lines
  28. False
  29. False
  30. a cut-here line
  31. False
  32. diagonal
  33. ocean waves
  34. True
  35. False
  36. horizontal
  37. a falling tree
  38. a table top
  39. True
  40. False

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