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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 446 · 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.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a sleeping person (c) a falling tree (d) a leaning ladder
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  4. 4.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  6. 6.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  9. 9.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a table top (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a person standing tall
  10. 10.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  11. 11.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  13. 13.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  15. 15.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a straight line (c) a spiral (d) a dotted line
  19. 19.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  21. 21.True or false: a snail shell looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  24. 24.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: ocean waves looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  28. 28.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a snail shell (c) a wriggling snake (d) a cut-here line
  31. 31.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) a tall lamp post
  32. 32.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  35. 35.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  37. 37.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  39. 39.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a standing tree trunk
  3. horizontal lines
  4. False
  5. horizontal
  6. False
  7. vertical lines
  8. dotted or broken line
  9. a table top
  10. diagonal
  11. horizontal
  12. spiral line
  13. True
  14. horizontal
  15. False
  16. False
  17. True
  18. a spiral
  19. False
  20. curved lines
  21. False
  22. vertical
  23. curved lines
  24. False
  25. True
  26. False
  27. vertical
  28. False
  29. True
  30. a cut-here line
  31. a leaning ladder
  32. False
  33. vertical
  34. zigzag line
  35. True
  36. vertical
  37. diagonal
  38. zigzag line
  39. True
  40. True

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