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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 420 · 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.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  4. 4.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a flag in the wind
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  8. 8.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  9. 9.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  11. 11.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a laser beam (c) a wriggling snake (d) the teeth of a saw
  16. 16.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  18. 18.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  21. 21.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  23. 23.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a leaning ladder (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a table top
  24. 24.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a spiral
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a flag in the wind (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a coiled rope
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  29. 29.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a wriggling snake (c) ocean waves (d) the teeth of a saw
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  33. 33.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  34. 34.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  36. 36.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a tall lamp post (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a table top
  37. 37.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a person standing tall (c) a playground slide (d) a tall lamp post
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight 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 lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. dotted or broken line
  4. True
  5. vertical
  6. a flag in the wind
  7. vertical lines
  8. horizontal
  9. vertical
  10. horizontal lines
  11. False
  12. False
  13. False
  14. horizontal
  15. the teeth of a saw
  16. horizontal
  17. wavy line
  18. False
  19. False
  20. zigzag line
  21. diagonal
  22. zigzag line
  23. a leaning ladder
  24. False
  25. True
  26. a spiral
  27. a coiled rope
  28. horizontal lines
  29. vertical
  30. wavy line
  31. a ruler’s edge
  32. diagonal lines
  33. horizontal
  34. True
  35. diagonal
  36. a playground slide
  37. a table top
  38. dotted or broken line
  39. diagonal
  40. curved lines

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