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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 45 · 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 looks like a straight line? (a) a laser beam (b) a coiled rope (c) dashes on a road (d) stitches on cloth
  2. 2.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a playground slide (d) a falling tree
  3. 3.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  7. 7.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  8. 8.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a wavy line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag line
  9. 9.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag (d) a dotted line
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a cut-here line (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a wriggling snake
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a cut-here line (d) a lightning bolt
  13. 13.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a falling tree (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a person standing tall
  14. 14.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  17. 17.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) a playground slide
  19. 19.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a tall lamp post (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a person standing tall
  22. 22.📏 Draw a person standing tall 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 “soft and gentle”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  24. 24.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a flag in the wind (c) stitches on cloth (d) a laser beam
  26. 26.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  30. 30.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  32. 32.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  34. 34.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a lightning bolt (c) a cut-here line (d) ocean waves
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  37. 37.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) ocean waves

Answer key

  1. a laser beam
  2. a standing tree trunk
  3. horizontal
  4. vertical lines
  5. wavy line
  6. horizontal lines
  7. horizontal
  8. a wavy line
  9. a spiral
  10. diagonal lines
  11. a cut-here line
  12. a flag in the wind
  13. a sleeping person
  14. False
  15. True
  16. vertical
  17. True
  18. a person standing tall
  19. False
  20. True
  21. a table top
  22. vertical
  23. curved lines
  24. vertical
  25. stitches on cloth
  26. True
  27. False
  28. diagonal lines
  29. zigzag line
  30. True
  31. dotted or broken line
  32. False
  33. vertical
  34. True
  35. ocean waves
  36. zigzag line
  37. False
  38. False
  39. True
  40. a tightly pulled rope

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