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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 246 · 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 “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  2. 2.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  5. 5.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a leaning ladder (d) a tall lamp post
  6. 6.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) stitches on cloth (c) a flag in the wind (d) a laser beam
  8. 8.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a lightning bolt (c) a wriggling snake (d) a cut-here line
  13. 13.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  15. 15.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  16. 16.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  18. 18.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  19. 19.True or false: a laser beam looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  21. 21.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a leaning ladder (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  23. 23.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  24. 24.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a jalebi (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a wriggling snake (d) dashes on a road
  26. 26.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  27. 27.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a tall lamp post (c) a leaning ladder (d) a playground slide
  28. 28.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a leaning ladder
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) stitches on cloth (d) dashes on a road
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) dashes on a road (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a row of pointy peaks
  31. 31.True or false: a jalebi looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a tall lamp post (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a sleeping person
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a jalebi (c) stitches on cloth (d) a lightning bolt
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a laser beam (b) a flag in the wind (c) ocean waves (d) dashes on a road
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  37. 37.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  38. 38.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a wavy line (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag line
  39. 39.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line

Answer key

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

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