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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 646 · 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 leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  3. 3.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a falling tree (d) a playground slide
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a lightning bolt (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a flag in the wind
  5. 5.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  6. 6.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag (c) a spiral (d) a dotted line
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  8. 8.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  9. 9.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a lightning bolt (d) a jalebi
  11. 11.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) a tall lamp post
  12. 12.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a wriggling snake (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) dashes on a road
  14. 14.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  15. 15.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a wavy line (c) a zigzag line (d) a straight line
  16. 16.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  18. 18.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a sleeping person (d) the edge of a calm sea
  19. 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  20. 20.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) ocean waves (c) a flag in the wind (d) dashes on a road
  22. 22.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a jalebi (c) a wriggling snake (d) the teeth of a saw
  25. 25.True or false: a snail shell looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  31. 31.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  34. 34.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a playground slide (d) a table top
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  36. 36.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  38. 38.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a wriggling snake (c) a snail shell (d) dashes on a road
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line

Answer key

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

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