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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 340 · 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 “moving fast”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  2. 2.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a leaning ladder (c) a playground slide (d) the edge of a calm sea
  3. 3.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  4. 4.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) stitches on cloth (c) a coiled rope (d) a wriggling snake
  7. 7.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  8. 8.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a falling tree (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
  9. 9.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  13. 13.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a falling tree
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  19. 19.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  20. 20.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) a standing tree trunk
  21. 21.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a spiral
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) the teeth of a saw
  23. 23.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  26. 26.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a sleeping person (c) a table top (d) a tall lamp post
  27. 27.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a dotted line (c) a wavy line (d) a straight line
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  31. 31.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  32. 32.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a jalebi (d) dashes on a road
  35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  36. 36.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) a cut-here line (c) a jalebi (d) a lightning bolt
  38. 38.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) ocean waves (c) dashes on a road (d) a cut-here line
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line

Answer key

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

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