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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 408 · 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 person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  2. 2.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a tall lamp post (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a playground slide
  3. 3.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a snail shell (c) a lightning bolt (d) a cut-here line
  7. 7.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a falling tree (d) a table top
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  9. 9.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a sleeping person (d) the edge of a calm sea
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a jalebi (c) a laser beam (d) stitches on cloth
  11. 11.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) ocean waves (b) a ruler’s edge (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a snail shell
  13. 13.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  15. 15.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  16. 16.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a sleeping person (d) a leaning ladder
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) ocean waves (d) dashes on a road
  18. 18.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  19. 19.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  21. 21.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a jalebi looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a person standing tall (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a table top
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  25. 25.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) a snail shell (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a wriggling snake
  27. 27.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) the teeth of a saw (c) stitches on cloth (d) a snail shell
  29. 29.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a jalebi looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag
  33. 33.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a playground slide
  34. 34.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag line (c) a straight line (d) a wavy line
  35. 35.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  37. 37.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a falling tree (d) a sleeping person
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line

Answer key

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

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