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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 724 · 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 person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  7. 7.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) a flag in the wind (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a coiled rope
  9. 9.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag line (c) a dotted line (d) a wavy line
  10. 10.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  11. 11.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  13. 13.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) stitches on cloth (c) a laser beam (d) the teeth of a saw
  15. 15.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a laser beam looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a laser beam (b) the teeth of a saw (c) dashes on a road (d) a jalebi
  18. 18.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a laser beam (c) a jalebi (d) a row of pointy peaks
  21. 21.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  23. 23.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a sleeping person (c) a falling tree (d) a person standing tall
  24. 24.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a spiral (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  26. 26.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  27. 27.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) ocean waves (d) a lightning bolt
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  30. 30.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a leaning ladder (c) a standing tree trunk (d) the edge of a calm sea
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  33. 33.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  35. 35.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  38. 38.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  40. 40.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. vertical lines
  3. wavy line
  4. dotted or broken line
  5. dotted or broken line
  6. curved lines
  7. True
  8. a flag in the wind
  9. a wavy line
  10. horizontal
  11. False
  12. vertical
  13. vertical
  14. ocean waves
  15. True
  16. False
  17. dashes on a road
  18. True
  19. False
  20. a laser beam
  21. diagonal
  22. diagonal lines
  23. a sleeping person
  24. a spiral
  25. zigzag lines
  26. horizontal
  27. vertical
  28. a lightning bolt
  29. wavy line
  30. True
  31. a leaning ladder
  32. diagonal lines
  33. False
  34. zigzag line
  35. False
  36. True
  37. vertical
  38. False
  39. diagonal
  40. True

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