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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 325 · 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 “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  2. 2.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a person standing tall (c) a playground slide (d) a standing tree trunk
  4. 4.True or false: ocean waves looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) dashes on a road (c) a laser beam (d) a cut-here line
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  7. 7.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  8. 8.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  11. 11.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  14. 14.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  15. 15.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  16. 16.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  17. 17.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a playground slide (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  18. 18.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a lightning bolt (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a tightly pulled rope
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a flag in the wind (c) a laser beam (d) a row of pointy peaks
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  26. 26.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) a person standing tall (d) a falling tree
  27. 27.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag (d) a dotted line
  28. 28.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a leaning ladder (d) a playground slide
  30. 30.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  33. 33.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  35. 35.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a cut-here line (c) a laser beam (d) ocean waves
  37. 37.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  40. 40.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a tall lamp post (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a falling tree

Answer key

  1. horizontal lines
  2. True
  3. a sleeping person
  4. False
  5. a laser beam
  6. curved lines
  7. diagonal
  8. horizontal
  9. curved lines
  10. wavy line
  11. True
  12. True
  13. horizontal
  14. vertical
  15. horizontal
  16. vertical
  17. a playground slide
  18. True
  19. True
  20. False
  21. a flag in the wind
  22. dotted or broken line
  23. a row of pointy peaks
  24. straight line
  25. horizontal lines
  26. a person standing tall
  27. a spiral
  28. True
  29. a tall lamp post
  30. True
  31. True
  32. diagonal
  33. False
  34. diagonal
  35. False
  36. a cut-here line
  37. False
  38. False
  39. straight line
  40. a falling tree

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