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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 403 · 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 “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  2. 2.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a leaning ladder (c) a playground slide (d) a person standing tall
  3. 3.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) dashes on a road (c) a coiled rope (d) ocean waves
  5. 5.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a person standing tall (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post
  6. 6.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) ocean waves (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) stitches on cloth (d) a snail shell
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) dashes on a road (c) a lightning bolt (d) a ruler’s edge
  10. 10.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  11. 11.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  13. 13.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a dotted line (c) a zigzag (d) a straight line
  15. 15.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  17. 17.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a playground slide (d) a tall lamp post
  18. 18.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a person standing tall (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a falling tree
  19. 19.✏️ 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
  20. 20.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a laser beam (b) a flag in the wind (c) ocean waves (d) the teeth of a saw
  22. 22.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a jalebi (c) a snail shell (d) a row of pointy peaks
  25. 25.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a snail shell (b) dashes on a road (c) a lightning bolt (d) a ruler’s edge
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  28. 28.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  31. 31.True or false: ocean waves looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  33. 33.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  36. 36.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) a jalebi (c) a wriggling snake (d) a cut-here line
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  39. 39.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. horizontal lines
  2. a person standing tall
  3. False
  4. ocean waves
  5. a falling tree
  6. vertical
  7. a snail shell
  8. dotted or broken line
  9. a lightning bolt
  10. diagonal
  11. False
  12. vertical lines
  13. True
  14. a spiral
  15. vertical
  16. diagonal lines
  17. a table top
  18. the edge of a calm sea
  19. a wavy line
  20. horizontal
  21. the teeth of a saw
  22. False
  23. diagonal
  24. a row of pointy peaks
  25. True
  26. a ruler’s edge
  27. zigzag line
  28. True
  29. False
  30. horizontal
  31. False
  32. horizontal
  33. True
  34. vertical
  35. zigzag line
  36. False
  37. a wriggling snake
  38. zigzag lines
  39. False
  40. False

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