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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 504 · 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 sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a jalebi (b) stitches on cloth (c) a snail shell (d) a flag in the wind
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a jalebi (c) a wriggling snake (d) a laser beam
  5. 5.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  7. 7.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a wriggling snake (d) ocean waves
  10. 10.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a falling tree
  11. 11.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) stitches on cloth (c) a wriggling snake (d) a snail shell
  13. 13.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  15. 15.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a tall lamp post (c) a person standing tall (d) a standing tree trunk
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) stitches on cloth (c) a jalebi (d) ocean waves
  17. 17.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  21. 21.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a standing tree trunk (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a leaning ladder
  22. 22.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) a table top
  23. 23.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  24. 24.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  25. 25.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a snail shell (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a coiled rope
  28. 28.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a falling tree (c) a person standing tall (d) a sleeping person
  29. 29.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a falling tree (c) a tall lamp post (d) a table top
  30. 30.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  33. 33.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  36. 36.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a lightning bolt (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a coiled rope
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) ocean waves (d) a coiled rope

Answer key

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

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