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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 434 · 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 “excited or nervous”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  2. 2.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag (c) a straight line (d) a spiral
  3. 3.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a person standing tall (c) a falling tree (d) a sleeping person
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  6. 6.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a laser beam (c) a coiled rope (d) a cut-here line
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  12. 12.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  15. 15.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  19. 19.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a wavy line
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  21. 21.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  22. 22.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  23. 23.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a coiled rope (b) dashes on a road (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) ocean waves
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  26. 26.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  27. 27.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a leaning ladder (d) the edge of a calm sea
  28. 28.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  30. 30.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  31. 31.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a playground slide (c) a sleeping person (d) a standing tree trunk
  32. 32.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  34. 34.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) a playground slide
  35. 35.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) a snail shell (c) a jalebi (d) a flag in the wind
  38. 38.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a jalebi (c) a lightning bolt (d) ocean waves

Answer key

  1. zigzag lines
  2. a spiral
  3. a person standing tall
  4. diagonal lines
  5. spiral line
  6. True
  7. curved lines
  8. horizontal lines
  9. a coiled rope
  10. vertical lines
  11. diagonal lines
  12. True
  13. False
  14. vertical
  15. False
  16. diagonal
  17. spiral line
  18. zigzag line
  19. a wavy line
  20. wavy line
  21. diagonal
  22. vertical
  23. False
  24. ocean waves
  25. dotted or broken line
  26. horizontal
  27. a tall lamp post
  28. False
  29. zigzag line
  30. vertical
  31. a standing tree trunk
  32. True
  33. vertical
  34. a sleeping person
  35. False
  36. True
  37. a flag in the wind
  38. diagonal
  39. dotted or broken line
  40. a lightning bolt

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