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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 287 · 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) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
  2. 2.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a snail shell (b) the teeth of a saw (c) stitches on cloth (d) a wriggling snake
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a laser beam (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a flag in the wind
  6. 6.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  9. 9.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a table top (c) a playground slide (d) a leaning ladder
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  13. 13.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  15. 15.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  18. 18.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a laser beam (b) ocean waves (c) a coiled rope (d) a flag in the wind
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  22. 22.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a table top (c) a falling tree (d) a person standing tall
  25. 25.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  26. 26.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a playground slide (c) a tall lamp post (d) a standing tree trunk
  27. 27.True or false: a jalebi looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  29. 29.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a jalebi (b) a laser beam (c) a wriggling snake (d) the teeth of a saw
  31. 31.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a person standing tall (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  33. 33.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a cut-here line (c) the teeth of a saw (d) ocean waves
  35. 35.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  37. 37.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a playground slide (c) a person standing tall (d) a tall lamp post
  40. 40.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a leaning ladder
  2. False
  3. a wriggling snake
  4. zigzag lines
  5. a flag in the wind
  6. True
  7. False
  8. straight line
  9. False
  10. a standing tree trunk
  11. dotted or broken line
  12. wavy line
  13. diagonal
  14. vertical lines
  15. horizontal
  16. straight line
  17. curved lines
  18. False
  19. a coiled rope
  20. wavy line
  21. vertical lines
  22. True
  23. True
  24. a falling tree
  25. vertical
  26. the edge of a calm sea
  27. False
  28. curved lines
  29. False
  30. a laser beam
  31. a sleeping person
  32. diagonal lines
  33. vertical
  34. the teeth of a saw
  35. True
  36. diagonal lines
  37. False
  38. False
  39. a playground slide
  40. True

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