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Types of Lines Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. wavy line
  2. zigzag lines
  3. diagonal lines
  4. a lightning bolt
  5. horizontal
  6. vertical
  7. vertical
  8. a sleeping person
  9. horizontal
  10. a playground slide
  11. straight line
  12. zigzag lines
  13. a tall lamp post
  14. False
  15. straight line
  16. horizontal
  17. a falling tree
  18. diagonal
  19. a tightly pulled rope
  20. vertical
  21. horizontal
  22. the teeth of a saw
  23. the edge of a calm sea
  24. diagonal lines
  25. vertical
  26. True
  27. spiral line
  28. diagonal
  29. diagonal
  30. vertical lines
  31. a standing tree trunk
  32. a ruler’s edge
  33. a person standing tall
  34. a laser beam
  35. False
  36. True
  37. ocean waves
  38. False
  39. False
  40. True

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