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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 498 · 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 line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a spiral (c) a dotted line (d) a straight line
  2. 2.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  5. 5.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a cut-here line (c) a wriggling snake (d) a ruler’s edge
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a laser beam (b) a coiled rope (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a flag in the wind
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a flag in the wind (d) the teeth of a saw
  11. 11.True or false: a laser beam looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  14. 14.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a falling tree (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  15. 15.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a jalebi looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  18. 18.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  20. 20.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  21. 21.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  22. 22.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  23. 23.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a playground slide (d) a sleeping person
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) ocean waves (c) a ruler’s edge (d) the teeth of a saw
  26. 26.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  28. 28.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  30. 30.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  31. 31.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a flag in the wind
  35. 35.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a snail shell (b) a lightning bolt (c) a wriggling snake (d) stitches on cloth
  38. 38.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  39. 39.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  40. 40.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a spiral
  2. vertical
  3. straight line
  4. vertical lines
  5. True
  6. vertical
  7. a cut-here line
  8. horizontal lines
  9. a coiled rope
  10. stitches on cloth
  11. False
  12. curved lines
  13. curved lines
  14. a person standing tall
  15. False
  16. False
  17. wavy line
  18. False
  19. straight line
  20. vertical
  21. diagonal
  22. horizontal
  23. False
  24. a playground slide
  25. a ruler’s edge
  26. False
  27. zigzag lines
  28. True
  29. vertical
  30. diagonal
  31. False
  32. False
  33. False
  34. a flag in the wind
  35. False
  36. diagonal lines
  37. a wriggling snake
  38. diagonal
  39. horizontal
  40. False

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