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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 480 · 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: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) stitches on cloth
  4. 4.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a falling tree (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post
  5. 5.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  6. 6.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a flag in the wind (c) a ruler’s edge (d) the teeth of a saw
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  10. 10.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a laser beam (b) a wriggling snake (c) a cut-here line (d) ocean waves
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a snail shell (c) ocean waves (d) a wriggling snake
  13. 13.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  14. 14.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  20. 20.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a sleeping person (c) a person standing tall (d) a tall lamp post
  21. 21.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a zigzag (d) a spiral
  22. 22.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a tall lamp post (d) a playground slide
  23. 23.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  27. 27.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  28. 28.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  29. 29.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a table top (c) a playground slide (d) a leaning ladder
  30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  31. 31.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  32. 32.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  33. 33.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a laser beam (c) a lightning bolt (d) a ruler’s edge
  35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  36. 36.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  37. 37.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  38. 38.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  40. 40.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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