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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 465 · 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 table top (b) a tall lamp post (c) a falling tree (d) a leaning ladder
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a jalebi (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a cut-here line (d) a snail shell
  6. 6.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  8. 8.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a person standing tall (c) a leaning ladder (d) a tall lamp post
  10. 10.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a tall lamp post (c) a sleeping person (d) a standing tree trunk
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a laser beam (c) ocean waves (d) a row of pointy peaks
  13. 13.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) stitches on cloth (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a flag in the wind
  16. 16.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  17. 17.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a table top (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a sleeping person
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  19. 19.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  20. 20.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag line
  22. 22.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  23. 23.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a cut-here line (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a ruler’s edge (d) dashes on a road
  26. 26.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  27. 27.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a jalebi (b) stitches on cloth (c) a flag in the wind (d) a ruler’s edge
  31. 31.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  34. 34.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a sleeping person (c) a playground slide (d) a falling tree
  35. 35.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  37. 37.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📏 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
  39. 39.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  40. 40.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a tall lamp post
  2. horizontal lines
  3. vertical lines
  4. zigzag lines
  5. a cut-here line
  6. False
  7. spiral line
  8. False
  9. a leaning ladder
  10. True
  11. a falling tree
  12. ocean waves
  13. False
  14. True
  15. a snail shell
  16. horizontal
  17. a standing tree trunk
  18. horizontal lines
  19. vertical
  20. True
  21. a wavy line
  22. vertical
  23. horizontal
  24. straight line
  25. a ruler’s edge
  26. diagonal
  27. False
  28. True
  29. diagonal
  30. a flag in the wind
  31. False
  32. False
  33. diagonal
  34. a sleeping person
  35. True
  36. zigzag line
  37. False
  38. a spiral
  39. diagonal
  40. False

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