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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 733 · 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 line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag (d) a spiral
  2. 2.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  5. 5.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) dashes on a road (c) a snail shell (d) a row of pointy peaks
  7. 7.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  9. 9.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) a person standing tall
  10. 10.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a wavy line (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  12. 12.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a playground slide (c) a leaning ladder (d) a falling tree
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) dashes on a road (c) a flag in the wind (d) a lightning bolt
  14. 14.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  15. 15.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  18. 18.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) a falling tree
  19. 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  20. 20.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  21. 21.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a jalebi (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a wriggling snake (d) a lightning bolt
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  24. 24.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a wriggling snake (d) the teeth of a saw
  26. 26.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  29. 29.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  30. 30.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a leaning ladder (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a falling tree
  31. 31.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a person standing tall (c) a table top (d) a sleeping person
  33. 33.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) a table top (d) a sleeping person
  34. 34.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) dashes on a road (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a flag in the wind
  36. 36.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a snail shell (d) a cut-here line
  38. 38.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line

Answer key

  1. a spiral
  2. False
  3. False
  4. spiral line
  5. False
  6. dashes on a road
  7. vertical
  8. zigzag lines
  9. a table top
  10. a wavy line
  11. diagonal lines
  12. the edge of a calm sea
  13. a flag in the wind
  14. horizontal
  15. horizontal
  16. dotted or broken line
  17. horizontal lines
  18. a tall lamp post
  19. curved lines
  20. diagonal
  21. vertical
  22. a jalebi
  23. dotted or broken line
  24. vertical
  25. the teeth of a saw
  26. False
  27. vertical
  28. vertical lines
  29. diagonal
  30. a sleeping person
  31. True
  32. a person standing tall
  33. a leaning ladder
  34. True
  35. a lightning bolt
  36. False
  37. a snail shell
  38. False
  39. horizontal lines
  40. zigzag line

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