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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 490 · 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 falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  3. 3.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a laser beam (d) a snail shell
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a coiled rope (b) ocean waves (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a jalebi
  6. 6.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a wriggling snake (c) a laser beam (d) a cut-here line
  8. 8.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  10. 10.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) ocean waves (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a jalebi (d) stitches on cloth
  13. 13.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  14. 14.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a laser beam (c) a cut-here line (d) a coiled rope
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  17. 17.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  20. 20.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  22. 22.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a playground slide (c) a person standing tall (d) a table top
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  29. 29.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  31. 31.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag line (c) a straight line (d) a wavy line
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a laser beam (b) a snail shell (c) dashes on a road (d) a flag in the wind
  36. 36.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a table top (c) a playground slide (d) a standing tree trunk
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  38. 38.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. zigzag lines
  3. horizontal
  4. a snail shell
  5. a ruler’s edge
  6. vertical
  7. a cut-here line
  8. horizontal
  9. horizontal lines
  10. False
  11. vertical
  12. a jalebi
  13. vertical
  14. horizontal
  15. a coiled rope
  16. zigzag line
  17. True
  18. vertical
  19. wavy line
  20. True
  21. diagonal
  22. False
  23. True
  24. a person standing tall
  25. zigzag line
  26. vertical lines
  27. dotted or broken line
  28. straight line
  29. True
  30. wavy line
  31. False
  32. True
  33. False
  34. a wavy line
  35. a laser beam
  36. a table top
  37. diagonal lines
  38. False
  39. True
  40. True

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