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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 505 · 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 of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) a sleeping person (d) a standing tree trunk
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  3. 3.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a zigzag line (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  6. 6.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a coiled rope (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a lightning bolt
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  10. 10.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  11. 11.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  12. 12.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  13. 13.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag (c) a straight line (d) a spiral
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  15. 15.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) a person standing tall (d) a playground slide
  16. 16.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a flag in the wind (c) a cut-here line (d) a snail shell
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  20. 20.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a tall lamp post (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a leaning ladder
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  23. 23.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  26. 26.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a table top (d) a person standing tall
  27. 27.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  30. 30.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  32. 32.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: ocean waves looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  35. 35.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  36. 36.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a jalebi (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a lightning bolt (d) a laser beam
  40. 40.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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