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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 350 · 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.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a playground slide (d) the edge of a calm sea
  3. 3.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  6. 6.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  7. 7.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 sleeping person
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a coiled rope (c) a lightning bolt (d) the teeth of a saw
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  10. 10.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a leaning ladder (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
  11. 11.True or false: a snail shell looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  13. 13.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  15. 15.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  16. 16.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) a sleeping person
  17. 17.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  19. 19.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a dotted line (c) a zigzag line (d) a straight line
  20. 20.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  22. 22.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  24. 24.True or false: a snail shell looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  27. 27.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  31. 31.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a spiral (c) a zigzag (d) a dotted line
  32. 32.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) ocean waves (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a laser beam
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  36. 36.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  37. 37.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: ocean waves looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a tall lamp post (c) a playground slide (d) the edge of a calm sea
  40. 40.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. the edge of a calm sea
  3. False
  4. horizontal lines
  5. zigzag line
  6. horizontal
  7. a person standing tall
  8. a coiled rope
  9. dotted or broken line
  10. a leaning ladder
  11. False
  12. diagonal
  13. diagonal
  14. horizontal lines
  15. diagonal
  16. a tall lamp post
  17. vertical
  18. vertical lines
  19. a wavy line
  20. vertical
  21. wavy line
  22. True
  23. zigzag lines
  24. False
  25. True
  26. diagonal
  27. False
  28. False
  29. False
  30. vertical
  31. a spiral
  32. False
  33. a row of pointy peaks
  34. diagonal lines
  35. zigzag lines
  36. horizontal
  37. True
  38. False
  39. a playground slide
  40. True

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