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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 638 · 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 horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  3. 3.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a coiled rope (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a tightly pulled rope
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  7. 7.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  9. 9.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  11. 11.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a laser beam (c) a lightning bolt (d) a flag in the wind
  13. 13.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a dotted line (c) a zigzag line (d) a straight line
  15. 15.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  16. 16.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a tall lamp post (c) a falling tree (d) the edge of a calm sea
  17. 17.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag (c) a spiral (d) a straight line
  18. 18.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a person standing tall (d) a playground slide
  20. 20.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a jalebi (b) dashes on a road (c) stitches on cloth (d) a row of pointy peaks
  23. 23.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  25. 25.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  26. 26.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a laser beam (c) a flag in the wind (d) a snail shell
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a cut-here line (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a laser beam
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  31. 31.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a flag in the wind (d) stitches on cloth
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a wriggling snake (c) a lightning bolt (d) a jalebi
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a cut-here line (c) a snail shell (d) a flag in the wind
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  38. 38.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a table top (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a person standing tall
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines

Answer key

  1. True
  2. horizontal
  3. vertical
  4. a cut-here line
  5. straight line
  6. straight line
  7. True
  8. zigzag lines
  9. horizontal
  10. wavy line
  11. diagonal
  12. a lightning bolt
  13. False
  14. a wavy line
  15. horizontal lines
  16. the edge of a calm sea
  17. a spiral
  18. True
  19. a playground slide
  20. False
  21. vertical lines
  22. a row of pointy peaks
  23. False
  24. diagonal
  25. horizontal
  26. vertical
  27. a flag in the wind
  28. spiral line
  29. ocean waves
  30. spiral line
  31. vertical
  32. curved lines
  33. a ruler’s edge
  34. stitches on cloth
  35. a snail shell
  36. zigzag line
  37. vertical lines
  38. False
  39. a person standing tall
  40. horizontal lines

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