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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 260 · 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 is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a tall lamp post (c) a sleeping person (d) a falling tree
  2. 2.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  4. 4.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  6. 6.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) a falling tree
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a jalebi (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a laser beam
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  10. 10.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) stitches on cloth
  13. 13.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  14. 14.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  16. 16.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  18. 18.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a laser beam (c) a lightning bolt (d) a jalebi
  21. 21.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a spiral (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag
  22. 22.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  23. 23.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  25. 25.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) dashes on a road (d) a lightning bolt
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  28. 28.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a falling tree (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a table top
  29. 29.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  32. 32.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  34. 34.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  35. 35.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a sleeping person (c) a person standing tall (d) a tall lamp post
  36. 36.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a jalebi (b) a snail shell (c) a cut-here line (d) a coiled rope
  38. 38.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a laser beam (b) a snail shell (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a wriggling snake

Answer key

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

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