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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 485 · 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 flag in the wind looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a dotted line (c) a wavy line (d) a straight line
  4. 4.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a falling tree (d) a playground slide
  5. 5.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a standing tree trunk (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a leaning ladder
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a jalebi (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a cut-here line (d) ocean waves
  8. 8.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a cut-here line (b) ocean waves (c) a lightning bolt (d) a snail shell
  11. 11.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  13. 13.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  15. 15.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  18. 18.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a falling tree (c) a table top (d) a leaning ladder
  19. 19.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a playground slide (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a table top
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) ocean waves (b) a snail shell (c) a flag in the wind (d) a tightly pulled rope
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a laser beam (c) ocean waves (d) stitches on cloth
  26. 26.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a jalebi (c) a snail shell (d) ocean waves
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) dashes on a road (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a jalebi
  29. 29.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  31. 31.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a person standing tall (c) a playground slide (d) a leaning ladder
  32. 32.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a tall lamp post (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a playground slide
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  35. 35.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  36. 36.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  38. 38.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. a wavy line
  4. a tall lamp post
  5. the edge of a calm sea
  6. zigzag line
  7. a ruler’s edge
  8. True
  9. diagonal
  10. a cut-here line
  11. False
  12. diagonal lines
  13. True
  14. straight line
  15. horizontal
  16. curved lines
  17. dotted or broken line
  18. a table top
  19. a standing tree trunk
  20. spiral line
  21. zigzag lines
  22. diagonal lines
  23. a snail shell
  24. wavy line
  25. ocean waves
  26. vertical
  27. stitches on cloth
  28. dashes on a road
  29. True
  30. horizontal
  31. a person standing tall
  32. a playground slide
  33. spiral line
  34. zigzag lines
  35. diagonal
  36. vertical lines
  37. zigzag line
  38. True
  39. True
  40. False

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