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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 393 · 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 “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) a wriggling snake (c) a snail shell (d) dashes on a road
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a snail shell (b) dashes on a road (c) the teeth of a saw (d) ocean waves
  4. 4.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) the teeth of a saw (d) ocean waves
  6. 6.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a playground slide (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
  7. 7.True or false: a laser beam looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) a standing tree trunk
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  10. 10.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a falling tree (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a table top
  11. 11.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag
  12. 12.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  15. 15.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  16. 16.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  17. 17.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a table top (c) a leaning ladder (d) a playground slide
  18. 18.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a tall lamp post (c) a playground slide (d) a falling tree
  19. 19.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a leaning ladder (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a tall lamp post
  21. 21.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  23. 23.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a wavy line (c) a dotted line (d) a straight line
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a lightning bolt (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) stitches on cloth
  25. 25.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  27. 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  28. 28.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a playground slide (c) a falling tree (d) the edge of a calm sea
  30. 30.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a tall lamp post (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a playground slide
  32. 32.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  33. 33.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  35. 35.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line

Answer key

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

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