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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 606 · 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 tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  4. 4.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a spiral
  5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  6. 6.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  7. 7.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) a falling tree
  8. 8.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a cut-here line (c) a laser beam (d) the teeth of a saw
  10. 10.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a tall lamp post (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a leaning ladder
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  12. 12.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a snail shell (c) a wriggling snake (d) ocean waves
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) ocean waves (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a tightly pulled rope
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  16. 16.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  18. 18.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  19. 19.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  20. 20.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  23. 23.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a leaning ladder (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a person standing tall
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) dashes on a road (c) a snail shell (d) a lightning bolt
  25. 25.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  28. 28.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  29. 29.True or false: a snail shell looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) ocean waves
  31. 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  32. 32.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a coiled rope (b) dashes on a road (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a row of pointy peaks
  34. 34.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  38. 38.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a falling tree (c) a table top (d) a playground slide

Answer key

  1. True
  2. True
  3. horizontal
  4. a spiral
  5. zigzag lines
  6. horizontal
  7. a person standing tall
  8. False
  9. ocean waves
  10. a table top
  11. zigzag line
  12. horizontal
  13. a lightning bolt
  14. the teeth of a saw
  15. wavy line
  16. False
  17. spiral line
  18. horizontal
  19. vertical
  20. True
  21. a sleeping person
  22. wavy line
  23. the edge of a calm sea
  24. a snail shell
  25. False
  26. vertical lines
  27. straight line
  28. diagonal
  29. False
  30. stitches on cloth
  31. vertical lines
  32. False
  33. a row of pointy peaks
  34. True
  35. diagonal
  36. dotted or broken line
  37. zigzag lines
  38. True
  39. True
  40. a standing tree trunk

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