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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 553 · 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 table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a playground slide (c) a falling tree (d) the edge of a calm sea
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  4. 4.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a spiral (c) a zigzag (d) a dotted line
  6. 6.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  8. 8.True or false: a jalebi looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a wavy line (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  10. 10.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  11. 11.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) dashes on a road (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) ocean waves
  16. 16.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  17. 17.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a table top
  18. 18.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  22. 22.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a tall lamp post (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a leaning ladder
  25. 25.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  27. 27.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a table top (c) a person standing tall (d) a standing tree trunk
  28. 28.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  29. 29.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  31. 31.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a lightning bolt (c) a jalebi (d) a wriggling snake
  35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  36. 36.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a coiled rope (c) ocean waves (d) dashes on a road
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  39. 39.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  40. 40.True or false: ocean waves looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. the edge of a calm sea
  3. zigzag lines
  4. False
  5. a spiral
  6. horizontal
  7. straight line
  8. False
  9. a wavy line
  10. horizontal
  11. True
  12. straight line
  13. zigzag lines
  14. curved lines
  15. a row of pointy peaks
  16. diagonal
  17. a falling tree
  18. False
  19. diagonal
  20. curved lines
  21. diagonal lines
  22. False
  23. True
  24. a sleeping person
  25. horizontal
  26. wavy line
  27. a table top
  28. vertical
  29. False
  30. spiral line
  31. False
  32. vertical
  33. diagonal lines
  34. a lightning bolt
  35. horizontal lines
  36. True
  37. dashes on a road
  38. zigzag line
  39. a playground slide
  40. False

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