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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 59 · 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 wriggling snake (b) a lightning bolt (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) dashes on a road
  2. 2.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  4. 4.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  6. 6.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  8. 8.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a sleeping person (c) a falling tree (d) a standing tree trunk
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a lightning bolt (d) a laser beam
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  12. 12.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  14. 14.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) stitches on cloth (c) ocean waves (d) a tightly pulled rope
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  18. 18.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  20. 20.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a jalebi (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) ocean waves
  22. 22.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) ocean waves (c) a coiled rope (d) a cut-here line
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  26. 26.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  27. 27.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) a table top
  29. 29.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a jalebi looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) ocean waves (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a lightning bolt
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  35. 35.True or false: ocean waves looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  38. 38.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a leaning ladder (c) a falling tree (d) a standing tree trunk
  39. 39.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  40. 40.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a wavy line

Answer key

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

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