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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 395 · 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 “excited or nervous”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  2. 2.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  3. 3.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  5. 5.📏 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
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  7. 7.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  10. 10.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a table top (d) a falling tree
  11. 11.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a playground slide (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a tall lamp post
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  13. 13.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a snail shell (b) a lightning bolt (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a cut-here line
  16. 16.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  17. 17.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  18. 18.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) a playground slide
  19. 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a coiled rope (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a wriggling snake
  21. 21.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  22. 22.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  24. 24.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag (c) a spiral (d) a dotted line
  26. 26.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  28. 28.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  31. 31.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  33. 33.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) ocean waves (c) stitches on cloth (d) a lightning bolt
  35. 35.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  36. 36.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a tall lamp post (d) the edge of a calm sea
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  38. 38.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a jalebi looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. zigzag lines
  2. horizontal
  3. vertical
  4. vertical lines
  5. zigzag line
  6. straight line
  7. horizontal
  8. straight line
  9. horizontal lines
  10. a falling tree
  11. a table top
  12. curved lines
  13. True
  14. wavy line
  15. a cut-here line
  16. diagonal
  17. horizontal
  18. a standing tree trunk
  19. zigzag lines
  20. a coiled rope
  21. vertical
  22. True
  23. horizontal lines
  24. False
  25. a spiral
  26. True
  27. diagonal lines
  28. True
  29. False
  30. curved lines
  31. vertical
  32. wavy line
  33. vertical
  34. ocean waves
  35. diagonal
  36. the edge of a calm sea
  37. wavy line
  38. False
  39. False
  40. True

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