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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 653 · 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) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) a wriggling snake (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a lightning bolt
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a wriggling snake (c) a lightning bolt (d) a flag in the wind
  5. 5.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
  6. 6.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  8. 8.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a flag in the wind (d) stitches on cloth
  10. 10.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  11. 11.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a falling tree (c) a table top (d) a person standing tall
  16. 16.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  17. 17.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  18. 18.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a snail shell (c) a cut-here line (d) dashes on a road
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a lightning bolt (c) a wriggling snake (d) stitches on cloth
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  25. 25.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a snail shell (b) a laser beam (c) dashes on a road (d) a row of pointy peaks
  27. 27.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  29. 29.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  32. 32.True or false: a laser beam looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  34. 34.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) dashes on a road (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a cut-here line
  37. 37.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a dotted line (c) a wavy line (d) a straight line
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  39. 39.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines

Answer key

  1. vertical lines
  2. vertical lines
  3. a wriggling snake
  4. a lightning bolt
  5. a tall lamp post
  6. vertical
  7. curved lines
  8. True
  9. a flag in the wind
  10. horizontal
  11. False
  12. True
  13. True
  14. False
  15. a falling tree
  16. diagonal
  17. horizontal
  18. vertical
  19. a row of pointy peaks
  20. horizontal lines
  21. zigzag line
  22. stitches on cloth
  23. dotted or broken line
  24. zigzag lines
  25. False
  26. dashes on a road
  27. horizontal
  28. wavy line
  29. False
  30. False
  31. straight line
  32. False
  33. spiral line
  34. True
  35. straight line
  36. the teeth of a saw
  37. a wavy line
  38. wavy line
  39. True
  40. horizontal lines

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