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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 557 · 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 straight line? (a) a jalebi (b) ocean waves (c) a ruler’s edge (d) the teeth of a saw
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  3. 3.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) a playground slide
  5. 5.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  6. 6.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  9. 9.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  10. 10.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  11. 11.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  13. 13.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  15. 15.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.✏️ 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
  17. 17.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a jalebi (c) stitches on cloth (d) a lightning bolt
  19. 19.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a snail shell (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a wriggling snake (d) a lightning bolt
  21. 21.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a ruler’s edge (c) ocean waves (d) a jalebi
  23. 23.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  24. 24.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a tall lamp post (c) a table top (d) a leaning ladder
  25. 25.📏 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
  26. 26.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  31. 31.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  33. 33.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: ocean waves looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  37. 37.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  38. 38.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a ruler’s edge
  2. vertical lines
  3. False
  4. a playground slide
  5. horizontal
  6. False
  7. True
  8. curved lines
  9. diagonal
  10. vertical
  11. horizontal
  12. horizontal lines
  13. False
  14. zigzag line
  15. False
  16. a wavy line
  17. vertical
  18. a lightning bolt
  19. horizontal
  20. a wriggling snake
  21. vertical
  22. a jalebi
  23. horizontal
  24. a table top
  25. a spiral
  26. True
  27. straight line
  28. straight line
  29. curved lines
  30. zigzag line
  31. False
  32. wavy line
  33. True
  34. False
  35. False
  36. diagonal lines
  37. vertical
  38. False
  39. True
  40. True

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