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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 559 · 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 tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a wriggling snake (d) a jalebi
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a lightning bolt (c) a laser beam (d) the teeth of a saw
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  7. 7.📏 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
  8. 8.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a tall lamp post (c) a leaning ladder (d) a sleeping person
  9. 9.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag line (c) a dotted line (d) a wavy line
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  11. 11.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  12. 12.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  13. 13.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) dashes on a road (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a snail shell
  15. 15.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a jalebi (b) a laser beam (c) a cut-here line (d) a wriggling snake
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  19. 19.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a table top (c) a sleeping person (d) a standing tree trunk
  20. 20.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) ocean waves (c) a snail shell (d) the teeth of a saw
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a wriggling snake (c) a lightning bolt (d) dashes on a road
  23. 23.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  26. 26.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  27. 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  28. 28.True or false: ocean waves looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a falling tree (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a playground slide
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a snail shell (c) a jalebi (d) a cut-here line
  32. 32.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a lightning bolt (c) a laser beam (d) a flag in the wind
  34. 34.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) a standing tree trunk
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  36. 36.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  39. 39.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. spiral line
  3. wavy line
  4. a jalebi
  5. a laser beam
  6. diagonal lines
  7. a spiral
  8. a sleeping person
  9. a wavy line
  10. vertical lines
  11. diagonal
  12. vertical
  13. vertical
  14. a snail shell
  15. False
  16. vertical
  17. a wriggling snake
  18. diagonal lines
  19. a playground slide
  20. horizontal
  21. ocean waves
  22. a coiled rope
  23. False
  24. False
  25. zigzag line
  26. diagonal
  27. vertical lines
  28. False
  29. False
  30. a standing tree trunk
  31. a cut-here line
  32. vertical
  33. a flag in the wind
  34. a leaning ladder
  35. spiral line
  36. False
  37. False
  38. horizontal
  39. True
  40. True

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