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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 637 · 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 lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  2. 2.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  4. 4.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a playground slide (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a sleeping person
  5. 5.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  7. 7.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  8. 8.True or false: a jalebi looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  11. 11.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  12. 12.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  13. 13.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a coiled rope (c) a snail shell (d) a wriggling snake
  18. 18.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  20. 20.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  21. 21.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a snail shell (c) ocean waves (d) a cut-here line
  26. 26.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a person standing tall (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post
  28. 28.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a laser beam (b) dashes on a road (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a tightly pulled rope
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a snail shell (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a ruler’s edge
  32. 32.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  33. 33.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a spiral (d) a zigzag
  34. 34.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag line (d) a wavy line
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a laser beam (b) stitches on cloth (c) a coiled rope (d) a row of pointy peaks
  38. 38.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a person standing tall (c) a leaning ladder (d) a tall lamp post
  40. 40.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal

Answer key

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

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