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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 394 · 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.✏️ 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
  2. 2.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a playground slide (d) a table top
  3. 3.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  5. 5.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a falling tree (c) a leaning ladder (d) a table top
  6. 6.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) a playground slide
  7. 7.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a leaning ladder
  8. 8.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a wriggling snake (c) dashes on a road (d) a coiled rope
  10. 10.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a laser beam (b) dashes on a road (c) ocean waves (d) a row of pointy peaks
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  13. 13.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a lightning bolt (c) ocean waves (d) a ruler’s edge
  15. 15.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  16. 16.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  20. 20.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  22. 22.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  23. 23.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a playground slide (c) a sleeping person (d) a tall lamp post
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  25. 25.True or false: a laser beam looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  27. 27.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a flag in the wind (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a jalebi
  30. 30.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) ocean waves (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a lightning bolt
  32. 32.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  33. 33.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  36. 36.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  37. 37.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a person standing tall (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a snail shell (d) a row of pointy peaks
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a snail shell (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) dashes on a road (d) a laser beam
  40. 40.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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