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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 585 · 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 person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  3. 3.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  7. 7.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  9. 9.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a falling tree (c) a person standing tall (d) a table top
  11. 11.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  12. 12.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a laser beam (c) a snail shell (d) a lightning bolt
  15. 15.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a tall lamp post (c) a playground slide (d) the edge of a calm sea
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a coiled rope (c) a laser beam (d) a ruler’s edge
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  19. 19.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  22. 22.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  23. 23.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a zigzag line (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  25. 25.True or false: a laser beam looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a table top (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post
  27. 27.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  29. 29.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  35. 35.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a playground slide (c) a leaning ladder (d) a standing tree trunk
  37. 37.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a snail shell (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a laser beam
  40. 40.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal

Answer key

  1. False
  2. spiral line
  3. False
  4. False
  5. wavy line
  6. diagonal lines
  7. False
  8. diagonal
  9. False
  10. a table top
  11. diagonal
  12. False
  13. horizontal
  14. a snail shell
  15. True
  16. the edge of a calm sea
  17. a coiled rope
  18. vertical lines
  19. False
  20. wavy line
  21. zigzag line
  22. vertical
  23. a wavy line
  24. zigzag lines
  25. False
  26. a tall lamp post
  27. False
  28. vertical
  29. True
  30. True
  31. True
  32. horizontal lines
  33. zigzag lines
  34. zigzag line
  35. False
  36. a sleeping person
  37. False
  38. True
  39. ocean waves
  40. horizontal

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