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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 441 · 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 sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  2. 2.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a playground slide (c) a tall lamp post (d) a table top
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  4. 4.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  8. 8.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a wavy line (d) a zigzag line
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  10. 10.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a jalebi (c) a cut-here line (d) a coiled rope
  13. 13.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a falling tree (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a wriggling snake (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a lightning bolt
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a snail shell (b) a cut-here line (c) a flag in the wind (d) the teeth of a saw
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  19. 19.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  22. 22.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a jalebi (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a lightning bolt (d) ocean waves
  24. 24.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  29. 29.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  30. 30.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a tall lamp post (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  31. 31.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  33. 33.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  34. 34.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a person standing tall (c) a sleeping person (d) a leaning ladder
  35. 35.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag (c) a spiral (d) a straight line
  36. 36.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  37. 37.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  39. 39.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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