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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 404 · 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.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  3. 3.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  4. 4.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a playground slide (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) dashes on a road (c) a flag in the wind (d) a row of pointy peaks
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  9. 9.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  12. 12.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) dashes on a road (c) a jalebi (d) a ruler’s edge
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  15. 15.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  16. 16.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  17. 17.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a laser beam looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a laser beam looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a falling tree (d) a person standing tall
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a snail shell (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a ruler’s edge
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a lightning bolt (c) a cut-here line (d) a tightly pulled rope
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  24. 24.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  26. 26.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a cut-here line (c) a coiled rope (d) the teeth of a saw
  29. 29.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  34. 34.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  36. 36.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag line (d) a dotted line
  39. 39.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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