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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 400 · 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.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a snail shell (c) a wriggling snake (d) a flag in the wind
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  4. 4.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a laser beam (c) a flag in the wind (d) a jalebi
  8. 8.True or false: a jalebi looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.✏️ 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
  10. 10.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a person standing tall (c) a tall lamp post (d) a table top
  11. 11.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  14. 14.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  15. 15.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a leaning ladder (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a standing tree trunk
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  20. 20.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a sleeping person (c) a playground slide (d) a tall lamp post
  21. 21.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a sleeping person (c) a person standing tall (d) a falling tree
  22. 22.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  23. 23.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  25. 25.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a laser beam (b) a cut-here line (c) a wriggling snake (d) a lightning bolt
  27. 27.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  28. 28.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) a standing tree trunk
  30. 30.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  31. 31.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a snail shell (b) a cut-here line (c) stitches on cloth (d) a laser beam
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) dashes on a road (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a ruler’s edge
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a wriggling snake (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) dashes on a road
  35. 35.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a falling tree (d) a person standing tall
  36. 36.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) a person standing tall
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  39. 39.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a wriggling snake (d) ocean waves

Answer key

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

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