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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 584 · 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 lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  3. 3.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a laser beam (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a cut-here line (d) a lightning bolt
  5. 5.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  8. 8.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a zigzag (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  9. 9.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a coiled rope (d) stitches on cloth
  12. 12.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a leaning ladder (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a falling tree
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a lightning bolt (c) a coiled rope (d) stitches on cloth
  14. 14.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a leaning ladder (d) a falling tree
  15. 15.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a sleeping person (c) a person standing tall (d) a table top
  16. 16.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  17. 17.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a playground slide (c) a tall lamp post (d) the edge of a calm sea
  19. 19.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a tall lamp post (c) a leaning ladder (d) a sleeping person
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  22. 22.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  23. 23.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  24. 24.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  27. 27.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  28. 28.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a laser beam looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  32. 32.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  38. 38.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) ocean waves (b) dashes on a road (c) a coiled rope (d) a tightly pulled rope

Answer key

  1. curved lines
  2. diagonal lines
  3. True
  4. a laser beam
  5. True
  6. False
  7. dotted or broken line
  8. a spiral
  9. False
  10. True
  11. a ruler’s edge
  12. a table top
  13. a coiled rope
  14. a tall lamp post
  15. a person standing tall
  16. diagonal
  17. True
  18. a playground slide
  19. a leaning ladder
  20. wavy line
  21. vertical lines
  22. horizontal
  23. horizontal
  24. False
  25. zigzag line
  26. zigzag line
  27. vertical
  28. False
  29. False
  30. False
  31. curved lines
  32. True
  33. True
  34. diagonal
  35. zigzag line
  36. dotted or broken line
  37. spiral line
  38. False
  39. False
  40. a tightly pulled rope

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