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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 590 · 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.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  2. 2.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a cut-here line (c) a coiled rope (d) the teeth of a saw
  4. 4.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  6. 6.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  9. 9.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a jalebi looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a tall lamp post (c) a sleeping person (d) a playground slide
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) a lightning bolt (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a row of pointy peaks
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a jalebi (b) a flag in the wind (c) a lightning bolt (d) a tightly pulled rope
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a laser beam (c) a cut-here line (d) a snail shell
  16. 16.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a tall lamp post (c) a sleeping person (d) a person standing tall
  17. 17.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a wriggling snake (d) a snail shell
  23. 23.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  25. 25.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  26. 26.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  27. 27.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  29. 29.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a wriggling snake (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a coiled rope
  32. 32.True or false: ocean waves looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  34. 34.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a falling tree (c) a table top (d) a person standing tall
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  39. 39.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a jalebi (b) a cut-here line (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a coiled rope

Answer key

  1. vertical
  2. True
  3. a coiled rope
  4. diagonal
  5. vertical lines
  6. False
  7. True
  8. zigzag line
  9. False
  10. False
  11. True
  12. a playground slide
  13. a snail shell
  14. a lightning bolt
  15. a laser beam
  16. a leaning ladder
  17. diagonal
  18. horizontal lines
  19. zigzag line
  20. straight line
  21. dotted or broken line
  22. a row of pointy peaks
  23. True
  24. horizontal lines
  25. horizontal
  26. diagonal
  27. False
  28. diagonal
  29. True
  30. horizontal
  31. a ruler’s edge
  32. False
  33. straight line
  34. True
  35. False
  36. a table top
  37. zigzag lines
  38. zigzag lines
  39. True
  40. a cut-here line

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