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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 273 · 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 leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  2. 2.✏️ 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
  3. 3.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  4. 4.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  5. 5.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a snail shell (d) a tightly pulled rope
  9. 9.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a spiral (d) a zigzag
  10. 10.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  13. 13.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  14. 14.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  15. 15.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a playground slide (c) a leaning ladder (d) the edge of a calm sea
  16. 16.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  19. 19.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a tall lamp post (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a person standing tall
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) dashes on a road (c) a lightning bolt (d) a tightly pulled rope
  21. 21.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a jalebi (d) stitches on cloth
  23. 23.True or false: a snail shell looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  25. 25.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  28. 28.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a falling tree (c) a leaning ladder (d) a standing tree trunk
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a wriggling snake (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a flag in the wind
  32. 32.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  34. 34.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  37. 37.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  38. 38.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a leaning ladder (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines

Answer key

  1. diagonal
  2. a wavy line
  3. vertical
  4. horizontal
  5. False
  6. True
  7. horizontal
  8. a snail shell
  9. a spiral
  10. vertical
  11. dotted or broken line
  12. straight line
  13. spiral line
  14. horizontal
  15. the edge of a calm sea
  16. False
  17. vertical
  18. curved lines
  19. a falling tree
  20. a lightning bolt
  21. False
  22. a row of pointy peaks
  23. False
  24. zigzag lines
  25. True
  26. True
  27. diagonal
  28. False
  29. True
  30. a standing tree trunk
  31. a tightly pulled rope
  32. vertical
  33. zigzag line
  34. False
  35. False
  36. diagonal lines
  37. diagonal
  38. False
  39. a sleeping person
  40. horizontal lines

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