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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 521 · 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.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  2. 2.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  3. 3.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a leaning ladder (c) a falling tree (d) a tall lamp post
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  5. 5.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a standing tree trunk (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a falling tree
  7. 7.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a sleeping person (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  8. 8.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  9. 9.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a cut-here line (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a wriggling snake (d) a ruler’s edge
  12. 12.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  13. 13.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  16. 16.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  17. 17.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag line (c) a wavy line (d) a dotted line
  18. 18.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag (d) a dotted line
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a flag in the wind (d) a snail shell
  20. 20.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  21. 21.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a jalebi (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a snail shell
  23. 23.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) stitches on cloth (d) a wriggling snake
  26. 26.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  28. 28.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) a falling tree
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a snail shell (b) a wriggling snake (c) a jalebi (d) a lightning bolt
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  34. 34.True or false: a jalebi looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  36. 36.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) a person standing tall
  37. 37.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  39. 39.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a person standing tall (c) a sleeping person (d) a falling tree

Answer key

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

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