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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 285 · 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 diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a playground slide (d) a tall lamp post
  2. 2.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  3. 3.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  5. 5.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  7. 7.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  9. 9.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  10. 10.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  15. 15.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a falling tree (c) a leaning ladder (d) a standing tree trunk
  16. 16.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a wavy line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag line
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  18. 18.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a coiled rope (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a snail shell
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  22. 22.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a jalebi (b) ocean waves (c) a cut-here line (d) a row of pointy peaks
  25. 25.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  26. 26.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a cut-here line
  28. 28.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  30. 30.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a sleeping person (d) a person standing tall
  32. 32.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag
  33. 33.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  34. 34.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a table top (c) a leaning ladder (d) a playground slide
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  37. 37.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a falling tree (c) a person standing tall (d) a table top
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a wriggling snake (d) a cut-here line

Answer key

  1. a playground slide
  2. vertical
  3. True
  4. diagonal
  5. True
  6. horizontal lines
  7. True
  8. horizontal
  9. diagonal
  10. False
  11. True
  12. diagonal
  13. diagonal lines
  14. zigzag lines
  15. a table top
  16. a wavy line
  17. vertical lines
  18. False
  19. False
  20. the teeth of a saw
  21. dotted or broken line
  22. False
  23. curved lines
  24. a jalebi
  25. horizontal
  26. True
  27. a ruler’s edge
  28. vertical
  29. zigzag line
  30. False
  31. a sleeping person
  32. a spiral
  33. horizontal
  34. a person standing tall
  35. straight line
  36. wavy line
  37. a falling tree
  38. horizontal lines
  39. spiral line
  40. a cut-here line

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