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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 455 · 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 person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) ocean waves (c) a lightning bolt (d) a cut-here line
  3. 3.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  6. 6.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  8. 8.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a jalebi (c) a cut-here line (d) a laser beam
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  12. 12.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a person standing tall (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a sleeping person
  13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a flag in the wind (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a cut-here line
  15. 15.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  16. 16.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a person standing tall (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a playground slide
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) ocean waves (d) a ruler’s edge
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  19. 19.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a snail shell (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) ocean waves
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  24. 24.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  29. 29.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag (c) a straight line (d) a spiral
  30. 30.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) dashes on a road (d) a coiled rope
  32. 32.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  35. 35.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a snail shell (b) a lightning bolt (c) a jalebi (d) ocean waves
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a laser beam (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a coiled rope
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  40. 40.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. vertical
  2. a cut-here line
  3. False
  4. True
  5. horizontal
  6. True
  7. horizontal
  8. True
  9. vertical
  10. a laser beam
  11. vertical lines
  12. a sleeping person
  13. curved lines
  14. a flag in the wind
  15. horizontal
  16. a table top
  17. a ruler’s edge
  18. zigzag line
  19. False
  20. a lightning bolt
  21. vertical lines
  22. zigzag line
  23. horizontal lines
  24. False
  25. True
  26. True
  27. vertical
  28. diagonal lines
  29. a spiral
  30. False
  31. a coiled rope
  32. horizontal
  33. spiral line
  34. dotted or broken line
  35. True
  36. dotted or broken line
  37. ocean waves
  38. the teeth of a saw
  39. curved lines
  40. False

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