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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 526 · 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 laser beam look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  3. 3.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  4. 4.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) a person standing tall (d) a falling tree
  6. 6.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  9. 9.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  10. 10.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) stitches on cloth (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a row of pointy peaks
  12. 12.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a spiral (c) a zigzag (d) a straight line
  13. 13.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a leaning ladder (c) a sleeping person (d) a tall lamp post
  14. 14.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a tall lamp post (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a playground slide
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  17. 17.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a leaning ladder (c) a falling tree (d) a playground slide
  18. 18.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  20. 20.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  21. 21.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a person standing tall (c) a playground slide (d) a leaning ladder
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a flag in the wind (c) a lightning bolt (d) dashes on a road
  25. 25.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a sleeping person (c) a person standing tall (d) a table top
  29. 29.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  31. 31.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) the teeth of a saw (c) dashes on a road (d) a coiled rope
  33. 33.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  34. 34.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a tall lamp post (c) a falling tree (d) a sleeping person
  35. 35.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a lightning bolt (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) stitches on cloth
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) ocean waves (c) a lightning bolt (d) a cut-here line
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  39. 39.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  40. 40.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal

Answer key

  1. straight line
  2. horizontal lines
  3. vertical
  4. True
  5. a falling tree
  6. True
  7. False
  8. straight line
  9. diagonal
  10. True
  11. a row of pointy peaks
  12. a spiral
  13. a tall lamp post
  14. a playground slide
  15. dotted or broken line
  16. curved lines
  17. the edge of a calm sea
  18. True
  19. diagonal
  20. diagonal
  21. False
  22. a person standing tall
  23. diagonal lines
  24. a tightly pulled rope
  25. False
  26. False
  27. True
  28. a leaning ladder
  29. True
  30. wavy line
  31. False
  32. a coiled rope
  33. vertical
  34. a sleeping person
  35. vertical
  36. a flag in the wind
  37. a cut-here line
  38. horizontal lines
  39. horizontal
  40. horizontal

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