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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 597 · 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 person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  3. 3.True or false: a laser beam looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a spiral
  6. 6.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a falling tree (c) a playground slide (d) a sleeping person
  7. 7.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) dashes on a road (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a ruler’s edge (d) ocean waves
  9. 9.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a laser beam (b) a cut-here line (c) a jalebi (d) a lightning bolt
  11. 11.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) a table top
  12. 12.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  14. 14.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a coiled rope (c) dashes on a road (d) a laser beam
  18. 18.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  19. 19.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a snail shell (c) ocean waves (d) a flag in the wind
  21. 21.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a ruler’s edge (c) stitches on cloth (d) ocean waves
  23. 23.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a falling tree
  24. 24.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  27. 27.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  29. 29.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  34. 34.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a playground slide (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) the teeth of a saw (c) ocean waves (d) a tightly pulled rope
  39. 39.True or false: a snail shell looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. vertical
  2. vertical lines
  3. False
  4. False
  5. a spiral
  6. a sleeping person
  7. True
  8. a ruler’s edge
  9. True
  10. a laser beam
  11. a tall lamp post
  12. False
  13. diagonal lines
  14. True
  15. diagonal lines
  16. dotted or broken line
  17. a coiled rope
  18. diagonal
  19. vertical
  20. a snail shell
  21. vertical
  22. stitches on cloth
  23. the edge of a calm sea
  24. vertical
  25. horizontal lines
  26. vertical lines
  27. horizontal
  28. wavy line
  29. False
  30. True
  31. horizontal
  32. curved lines
  33. straight line
  34. False
  35. True
  36. a standing tree trunk
  37. zigzag line
  38. the teeth of a saw
  39. False
  40. False

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