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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 447 · 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 vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) the edge of a calm sea
  2. 2.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  4. 4.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a sleeping person (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  5. 5.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a person standing tall (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a sleeping person
  8. 8.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  9. 9.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) a jalebi (c) a lightning bolt (d) a flag in the wind
  13. 13.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  14. 14.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a jalebi (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a flag in the wind
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  17. 17.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  20. 20.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  22. 22.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  26. 26.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  29. 29.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag line (c) a wavy line (d) a straight line
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a lightning bolt (c) a laser beam (d) a wriggling snake
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  33. 33.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a leaning ladder (d) a playground slide
  35. 35.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  37. 37.📏 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
  38. 38.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  39. 39.True or false: a snail shell looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines

Answer key

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

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