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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 632 · 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 sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a snail shell (b) a cut-here line (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a flag in the wind
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  5. 5.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  7. 7.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a spiral (d) a zigzag
  8. 8.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  11. 11.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  12. 12.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a playground slide (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post
  13. 13.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a flag in the wind (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a coiled rope
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  16. 16.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  18. 18.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a falling tree (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
  19. 19.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a laser beam (c) a lightning bolt (d) a row of pointy peaks
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  22. 22.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  26. 26.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  29. 29.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a wavy line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag line
  30. 30.True or false: a snail shell looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  32. 32.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a wriggling snake
  35. 35.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a wriggling snake (c) a laser beam (d) a cut-here line
  37. 37.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a leaning ladder (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a table top
  39. 39.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a playground slide (d) a table top
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. a row of pointy peaks
  4. dotted or broken line
  5. True
  6. horizontal
  7. a spiral
  8. vertical
  9. diagonal lines
  10. spiral line
  11. diagonal
  12. the edge of a calm sea
  13. True
  14. the teeth of a saw
  15. wavy line
  16. horizontal
  17. vertical lines
  18. a sleeping person
  19. True
  20. dashes on a road
  21. horizontal lines
  22. True
  23. False
  24. horizontal
  25. zigzag line
  26. True
  27. True
  28. vertical lines
  29. a wavy line
  30. False
  31. curved lines
  32. False
  33. horizontal
  34. a wriggling snake
  35. diagonal
  36. a cut-here line
  37. False
  38. a table top
  39. a playground slide
  40. zigzag lines

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