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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 647 · 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 “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  2. 2.📏 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
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  4. 4.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  5. 5.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  6. 6.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a leaning ladder (c) a tall lamp post (d) the edge of a calm sea
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  8. 8.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  9. 9.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a table top (c) a falling tree (d) a standing tree trunk
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a flag in the wind (c) a wriggling snake (d) stitches on cloth
  11. 11.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag line (c) a wavy line (d) a dotted line
  12. 12.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a leaning ladder (d) the edge of a calm sea
  13. 13.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  15. 15.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a jalebi (c) a flag in the wind (d) a ruler’s edge
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  20. 20.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  24. 24.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a flag in the wind (d) a jalebi
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a laser beam (d) dashes on a road
  28. 28.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a lightning bolt (d) a cut-here line
  31. 31.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  33. 33.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a tall lamp post (c) a playground slide (d) a table top
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a wriggling snake (d) a jalebi
  35. 35.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  36. 36.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a tall lamp post (d) a playground slide
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a snail shell (c) stitches on cloth (d) a tightly pulled rope
  38. 38.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  39. 39.True or false: a snail shell looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a tall lamp post (c) a leaning ladder (d) a sleeping person

Answer key

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

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