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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 534 · 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 looks like a zigzag line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) dashes on a road (d) a snail shell
  2. 2.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a playground slide (c) a sleeping person (d) a tall lamp post
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a wriggling snake (d) a tightly pulled rope
  4. 4.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 table top
  5. 5.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  7. 7.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a playground slide (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a tall lamp post
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  11. 11.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  13. 13.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  14. 14.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  15. 15.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  17. 17.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  18. 18.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a person standing tall (d) a playground slide
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a snail shell (c) a laser beam (d) a jalebi
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  26. 26.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a table top (d) a sleeping person
  27. 27.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  31. 31.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  32. 32.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) a wriggling snake (c) a flag in the wind (d) a cut-here line
  34. 34.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a wavy line (c) a zigzag line (d) a dotted line
  37. 37.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  38. 38.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  40. 40.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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