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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 428 · 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 of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a person standing tall (c) a falling tree (d) a table top
  2. 2.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  3. 3.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  7. 7.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  9. 9.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  11. 11.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a laser beam (b) a lightning bolt (c) a snail shell (d) stitches on cloth
  13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) stitches on cloth (c) a jalebi (d) a ruler’s edge
  15. 15.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  19. 19.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a wavy line (c) a zigzag line (d) a dotted line
  20. 20.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  21. 21.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  23. 23.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a leaning ladder (c) a tall lamp post (d) a falling tree
  24. 24.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a spiral (c) a dotted line (d) a straight line
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  27. 27.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a tall lamp post (c) a table top (d) a falling tree
  28. 28.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) dashes on a road (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a snail shell
  31. 31.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a falling tree (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a playground slide
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) ocean waves (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a jalebi
  34. 34.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  36. 36.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  37. 37.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  39. 39.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  40. 40.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical

Answer key

  1. a table top
  2. zigzag line
  3. False
  4. False
  5. True
  6. wavy line
  7. vertical
  8. zigzag line
  9. vertical
  10. curved lines
  11. horizontal
  12. a laser beam
  13. vertical lines
  14. a jalebi
  15. vertical
  16. zigzag lines
  17. vertical lines
  18. spiral line
  19. a wavy line
  20. vertical
  21. horizontal
  22. diagonal lines
  23. a sleeping person
  24. True
  25. a spiral
  26. horizontal lines
  27. a falling tree
  28. True
  29. False
  30. a flag in the wind
  31. a standing tree trunk
  32. zigzag line
  33. ocean waves
  34. True
  35. straight line
  36. diagonal
  37. True
  38. zigzag lines
  39. diagonal
  40. horizontal

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