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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 589 · 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 horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) dashes on a road (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a flag in the wind
  3. 3.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  5. 5.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a cut-here line (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a jalebi
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  10. 10.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  12. 12.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a playground slide (c) a standing tree trunk (d) the edge of a calm sea
  13. 13.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  15. 15.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a table top (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post
  16. 16.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  19. 19.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a falling tree (d) the edge of a calm sea
  20. 20.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a flag in the wind (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a laser beam
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  24. 24.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  25. 25.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a sleeping person (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a standing tree trunk
  26. 26.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a snail shell (d) ocean waves
  30. 30.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  32. 32.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  33. 33.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  35. 35.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  36. 36.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a jalebi (b) ocean waves (c) a wriggling snake (d) a tightly pulled rope
  39. 39.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
  40. 40.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a flag in the wind
  3. True
  4. horizontal lines
  5. horizontal
  6. a jalebi
  7. diagonal lines
  8. zigzag line
  9. vertical lines
  10. False
  11. zigzag lines
  12. the edge of a calm sea
  13. True
  14. vertical
  15. a playground slide
  16. False
  17. vertical
  18. curved lines
  19. a falling tree
  20. True
  21. a row of pointy peaks
  22. wavy line
  23. straight line
  24. vertical
  25. a standing tree trunk
  26. True
  27. True
  28. True
  29. dashes on a road
  30. True
  31. straight line
  32. horizontal
  33. False
  34. diagonal
  35. vertical
  36. False
  37. diagonal
  38. a tightly pulled rope
  39. a tall lamp post
  40. False

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