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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 726 · 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: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  3. 3.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a laser beam looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  9. 9.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) the edge of a calm sea
  10. 10.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  12. 12.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a lightning bolt (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a tightly pulled rope
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  15. 15.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  17. 17.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  19. 19.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  20. 20.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  21. 21.✏️ 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
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a ruler’s edge
  23. 23.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  26. 26.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a person standing tall (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a leaning ladder
  27. 27.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a flag in the wind (c) a laser beam (d) ocean waves
  31. 31.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  32. 32.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  34. 34.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a flag in the wind (c) a wriggling snake (d) the teeth of a saw
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a jalebi (b) ocean waves (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a lightning bolt
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line

Answer key

  1. False
  2. vertical lines
  3. False
  4. False
  5. False
  6. True
  7. True
  8. diagonal
  9. a tall lamp post
  10. True
  11. diagonal lines
  12. diagonal
  13. a coiled rope
  14. curved lines
  15. True
  16. diagonal lines
  17. False
  18. vertical
  19. vertical
  20. vertical
  21. a wavy line
  22. a snail shell
  23. True
  24. vertical
  25. horizontal lines
  26. a person standing tall
  27. True
  28. False
  29. spiral line
  30. a laser beam
  31. horizontal
  32. True
  33. horizontal
  34. True
  35. diagonal
  36. zigzag line
  37. the teeth of a saw
  38. a jalebi
  39. spiral line
  40. straight line

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