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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 356 · 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 looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a cut-here line (d) a jalebi
  2. 2.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a falling tree (c) a standing tree trunk (d) the edge of a calm sea
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  4. 4.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  6. 6.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  7. 7.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) a falling tree (d) the edge of a calm sea
  9. 9.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a leaning ladder (c) a tall lamp post (d) a standing tree trunk
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  12. 12.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a dotted line (c) a spiral (d) a straight line
  15. 15.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  16. 16.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a tall lamp post (c) a table top (d) a person standing tall
  17. 17.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a wavy line (c) a zigzag line (d) a dotted line
  18. 18.True or false: a laser beam looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a coiled rope (c) a flag in the wind (d) a tightly pulled rope
  21. 21.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a sleeping person (d) a person standing tall
  22. 22.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a snail shell (c) a jalebi (d) a tightly pulled rope
  24. 24.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  28. 28.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  31. 31.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a sleeping person (c) a person standing tall (d) a tall lamp post
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a cut-here line (d) a tightly pulled rope
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) stitches on cloth (d) a laser beam
  35. 35.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  38. 38.True or false: a snail shell looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a laser beam (b) ocean waves (c) a cut-here line (d) a lightning bolt
  40. 40.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a ruler’s edge
  2. a falling tree
  3. horizontal lines
  4. False
  5. vertical
  6. diagonal
  7. True
  8. the edge of a calm sea
  9. a leaning ladder
  10. diagonal lines
  11. zigzag line
  12. True
  13. False
  14. a spiral
  15. diagonal
  16. a table top
  17. a wavy line
  18. False
  19. False
  20. a flag in the wind
  21. a sleeping person
  22. False
  23. stitches on cloth
  24. False
  25. False
  26. False
  27. dotted or broken line
  28. diagonal
  29. vertical lines
  30. vertical lines
  31. True
  32. a playground slide
  33. a tightly pulled rope
  34. a laser beam
  35. False
  36. vertical
  37. spiral line
  38. False
  39. a cut-here line
  40. False

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