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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 694 · 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 “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  2. 2.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a table top (c) a leaning ladder (d) a person standing tall
  3. 3.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  5. 5.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  6. 6.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a playground slide (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a standing tree trunk
  9. 9.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a spiral (c) a dotted line (d) a straight line
  10. 10.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  12. 12.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  13. 13.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  15. 15.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  18. 18.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  21. 21.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  22. 22.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a leaning ladder (c) a tall lamp post (d) a falling tree
  23. 23.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  24. 24.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a falling tree (c) a table top (d) a sleeping person
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  26. 26.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a tall lamp post (c) a playground slide (d) a sleeping person
  27. 27.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag line (c) a straight line (d) a wavy line
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a jalebi (c) a cut-here line (d) ocean waves
  29. 29.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) a standing tree trunk
  30. 30.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a snail shell (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a lightning bolt
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a cut-here line (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a wriggling snake
  35. 35.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  39. 39.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal

Answer key

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

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