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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 727 · 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 sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) ocean waves (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a snail shell (d) stitches on cloth
  3. 3.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  7. 7.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a playground slide (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a sleeping person
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a jalebi (b) a snail shell (c) stitches on cloth (d) the teeth of a saw
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a lightning bolt (c) a coiled rope (d) a cut-here line
  11. 11.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  13. 13.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  14. 14.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a tall lamp post (c) a falling tree (d) the edge of a calm sea
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a jalebi (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) the teeth of a saw
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a snail shell (d) a row of pointy peaks
  18. 18.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) ocean waves (c) a jalebi (d) a laser beam
  22. 22.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  23. 23.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  25. 25.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  27. 27.True or false: ocean waves looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  29. 29.True or false: a laser beam looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  33. 33.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  34. 34.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a playground slide (d) a person standing tall
  36. 36.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a playground slide (d) a table top
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line

Answer key

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

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