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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 489 · 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 lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  2. 2.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a playground slide (c) a person standing tall (d) a standing tree trunk
  3. 3.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  4. 4.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  5. 5.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) ocean waves (c) a flag in the wind (d) dashes on a road
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  8. 8.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  9. 9.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) a standing tree trunk
  11. 11.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  12. 12.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) dashes on a road (c) a lightning bolt (d) a tightly pulled rope
  14. 14.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a wavy line (d) a zigzag line
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  16. 16.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a playground slide (d) a table top
  20. 20.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a wriggling snake
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  25. 25.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  26. 26.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  28. 28.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a leaning ladder (c) a sleeping person (d) a standing tree trunk
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  31. 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a cut-here line (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a snail shell
  34. 34.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a jalebi (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a laser beam
  36. 36.True or false: ocean waves looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  39. 39.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a leaning ladder (c) a playground slide (d) a tall lamp post

Answer key

  1. zigzag lines
  2. a sleeping person
  3. vertical
  4. horizontal
  5. horizontal
  6. a lightning bolt
  7. diagonal lines
  8. diagonal
  9. False
  10. a standing tree trunk
  11. diagonal
  12. False
  13. a tightly pulled rope
  14. a wavy line
  15. zigzag line
  16. True
  17. False
  18. False
  19. a playground slide
  20. True
  21. curved lines
  22. a wriggling snake
  23. dotted or broken line
  24. vertical lines
  25. vertical
  26. False
  27. wavy line
  28. a leaning ladder
  29. zigzag line
  30. straight line
  31. diagonal lines
  32. dotted or broken line
  33. a row of pointy peaks
  34. False
  35. the teeth of a saw
  36. False
  37. wavy line
  38. spiral line
  39. True
  40. a table top

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