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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 437 · 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 table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  2. 2.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  4. 4.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  6. 6.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a table top
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  9. 9.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) ocean waves (c) a snail shell (d) a cut-here line
  12. 12.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a cut-here line (c) ocean waves (d) a snail shell
  14. 14.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  15. 15.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a tall lamp post (c) a sleeping person (d) a person standing tall
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a lightning bolt (c) a wriggling snake (d) a cut-here line
  17. 17.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  19. 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  20. 20.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  21. 21.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a coiled rope
  26. 26.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  27. 27.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  28. 28.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a wavy line (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  30. 30.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) dashes on a road (b) stitches on cloth (c) a coiled rope (d) a tightly pulled rope
  32. 32.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a playground slide (c) a tall lamp post (d) the edge of a calm sea
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  35. 35.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  38. 38.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. horizontal
  2. True
  3. spiral line
  4. horizontal
  5. wavy line
  6. a leaning ladder
  7. horizontal lines
  8. dotted or broken line
  9. horizontal
  10. zigzag line
  11. a snail shell
  12. False
  13. ocean waves
  14. diagonal
  15. a falling tree
  16. a lightning bolt
  17. True
  18. vertical
  19. curved lines
  20. diagonal
  21. True
  22. True
  23. True
  24. diagonal
  25. a row of pointy peaks
  26. vertical
  27. diagonal
  28. a wavy line
  29. vertical lines
  30. True
  31. a coiled rope
  32. a tall lamp post
  33. horizontal lines
  34. diagonal lines
  35. False
  36. dotted or broken line
  37. diagonal lines
  38. False
  39. True
  40. False

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