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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 361 · 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 ruler’s edge look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a jalebi (b) stitches on cloth (c) a flag in the wind (d) a row of pointy peaks
  3. 3.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a cut-here line (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a ruler’s edge
  5. 5.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a snail shell (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a wriggling snake
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  9. 9.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  10. 10.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  11. 11.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a sleeping person (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a falling tree
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  14. 14.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: ocean waves looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a falling tree (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
  17. 17.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a coiled rope (b) dashes on a road (c) ocean waves (d) a tightly pulled rope
  19. 19.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  22. 22.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  23. 23.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  25. 25.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  27. 27.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a playground slide (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a standing tree trunk
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a coiled rope (b) stitches on cloth (c) a lightning bolt (d) ocean waves
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  30. 30.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a tall lamp post (c) a leaning ladder (d) a sleeping person
  31. 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  32. 32.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
  33. 33.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
  35. 35.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a snail shell looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a flag in the wind (c) a lightning bolt (d) stitches on cloth
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a cut-here line (c) a coiled rope (d) a flag in the wind
  39. 39.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines

Answer key

  1. straight line
  2. a row of pointy peaks
  3. diagonal
  4. a cut-here line
  5. vertical
  6. vertical lines
  7. the teeth of a saw
  8. straight line
  9. vertical
  10. diagonal
  11. a falling tree
  12. wavy line
  13. diagonal lines
  14. False
  15. False
  16. a sleeping person
  17. horizontal
  18. a tightly pulled rope
  19. True
  20. False
  21. horizontal
  22. horizontal
  23. True
  24. diagonal
  25. vertical
  26. vertical lines
  27. a standing tree trunk
  28. ocean waves
  29. spiral line
  30. a leaning ladder
  31. horizontal lines
  32. a person standing tall
  33. True
  34. a tall lamp post
  35. True
  36. False
  37. a lightning bolt
  38. a coiled rope
  39. True
  40. diagonal lines

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