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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 369 · 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.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  2. 2.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  4. 4.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a jalebi (c) dashes on a road (d) the teeth of a saw
  6. 6.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  8. 8.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a table top (c) a leaning ladder (d) a tall lamp post
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) dashes on a road (d) the teeth of a saw
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  11. 11.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a person standing tall (c) a playground slide (d) the edge of a calm sea
  12. 12.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a laser beam (b) a lightning bolt (c) a cut-here line (d) a snail shell
  15. 15.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a playground slide (d) a tall lamp post
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a snail shell (b) a lightning bolt (c) a jalebi (d) a ruler’s edge
  17. 17.📏 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
  18. 18.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  20. 20.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  22. 22.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  25. 25.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  27. 27.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  28. 28.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  29. 29.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  31. 31.True or false: a jalebi looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a jalebi (c) a flag in the wind (d) a laser beam
  33. 33.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  34. 34.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) ocean waves (c) a coiled rope (d) stitches on cloth
  37. 37.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a tall lamp post (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
  38. 38.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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