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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 463 · 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 laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a playground slide (c) a person standing tall (d) a table top
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  4. 4.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  5. 5.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a ruler’s edge (c) ocean waves (d) a tightly pulled rope
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a flag in the wind (c) a lightning bolt (d) a snail shell
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a wriggling snake (c) a snail shell (d) a cut-here line
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  10. 10.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  12. 12.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a falling tree (c) a leaning ladder (d) a tall lamp post
  13. 13.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  15. 15.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a lightning bolt (c) a laser beam (d) a flag in the wind
  18. 18.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) the edge of a calm sea
  19. 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) ocean waves (c) a laser beam (d) a cut-here line
  21. 21.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  22. 22.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  25. 25.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  27. 27.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a jalebi (c) a flag in the wind (d) a coiled rope
  29. 29.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a jalebi (c) a cut-here line (d) a ruler’s edge
  32. 32.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a zigzag (c) a dotted line (d) a straight line
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  36. 36.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  39. 39.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a playground slide
  3. zigzag lines
  4. vertical
  5. horizontal
  6. ocean waves
  7. stitches on cloth
  8. a wriggling snake
  9. diagonal lines
  10. False
  11. zigzag line
  12. a tall lamp post
  13. True
  14. vertical
  15. diagonal lines
  16. spiral line
  17. a flag in the wind
  18. the edge of a calm sea
  19. curved lines
  20. a lightning bolt
  21. horizontal
  22. False
  23. horizontal
  24. horizontal lines
  25. False
  26. zigzag line
  27. False
  28. a tightly pulled rope
  29. False
  30. wavy line
  31. a cut-here line
  32. a spiral
  33. vertical lines
  34. dotted or broken line
  35. dotted or broken line
  36. True
  37. False
  38. diagonal
  39. True
  40. diagonal

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