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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 540 · 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 wriggling snake looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  3. 3.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  4. 4.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  6. 6.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  13. 13.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  14. 14.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  17. 17.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  18. 18.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  25. 25.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a tall lamp post (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a person standing tall
  26. 26.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a person standing tall (c) a playground slide (d) a leaning ladder
  27. 27.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  30. 30.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  31. 31.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a wavy line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag line
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) ocean waves (c) a coiled rope (d) a row of pointy peaks
  33. 33.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) a leaning ladder (d) a tall lamp post
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) stitches on cloth (c) a cut-here line (d) a lightning bolt
  36. 36.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a falling tree (c) a sleeping person (d) a tall lamp post
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a laser beam (c) a lightning bolt (d) a cut-here line
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  39. 39.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a sleeping person (c) a table top (d) a playground slide
  40. 40.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. horizontal
  3. horizontal
  4. True
  5. diagonal lines
  6. False
  7. horizontal lines
  8. zigzag line
  9. horizontal lines
  10. zigzag line
  11. wavy line
  12. wavy line
  13. horizontal
  14. True
  15. True
  16. straight line
  17. diagonal
  18. False
  19. False
  20. True
  21. False
  22. False
  23. True
  24. diagonal
  25. a table top
  26. the edge of a calm sea
  27. diagonal
  28. vertical lines
  29. curved lines
  30. vertical
  31. a wavy line
  32. a ruler’s edge
  33. True
  34. a tall lamp post
  35. a lightning bolt
  36. a sleeping person
  37. a cut-here line
  38. dotted or broken line
  39. a playground slide
  40. True

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