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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 440 · 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 diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a tall lamp post (c) a sleeping person (d) a leaning ladder
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a coiled rope (b) ocean waves (c) a flag in the wind (d) stitches on cloth
  5. 5.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a falling tree (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a leaning ladder
  6. 6.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a table top (c) a sleeping person (d) a tall lamp post
  7. 7.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  8. 8.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  9. 9.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  12. 12.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  16. 16.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  18. 18.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag (c) a dotted line (d) a spiral
  19. 19.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) a playground slide (d) a person standing tall
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  21. 21.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  24. 24.True or false: a laser beam looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  26. 26.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a person standing tall (c) a sleeping person (d) a standing tree trunk
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a lightning bolt (c) ocean waves (d) a row of pointy peaks
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  29. 29.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 falling tree
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  31. 31.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) dashes on a road (c) a laser beam (d) a tightly pulled rope
  34. 34.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  38. 38.True or false: a snail shell looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  40. 40.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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