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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 735 · 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 of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a playground slide (c) a tall lamp post (d) a table top
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  3. 3.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a laser beam (b) stitches on cloth (c) a cut-here line (d) a lightning bolt
  6. 6.True or false: a laser beam looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a jalebi (d) a lightning bolt
  8. 8.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  10. 10.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a person standing tall (c) a playground slide (d) the edge of a calm sea
  11. 11.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  15. 15.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a dotted line (c) a spiral (d) a straight line
  16. 16.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a snail shell (b) a lightning bolt (c) stitches on cloth (d) a laser beam
  18. 18.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a sleeping person (c) a table top (d) a tall lamp post
  19. 19.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  21. 21.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  23. 23.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  24. 24.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a jalebi (d) a snail shell
  26. 26.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) ocean waves (c) a lightning bolt (d) a jalebi
  28. 28.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  29. 29.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a table top (d) a person standing tall
  30. 30.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  31. 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a snail shell (c) stitches on cloth (d) a tightly pulled rope
  33. 33.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
  34. 34.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a wavy line
  35. 35.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a laser beam (c) a cut-here line (d) a row of pointy peaks
  39. 39.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line

Answer key

  1. a playground slide
  2. horizontal lines
  3. False
  4. True
  5. a laser beam
  6. False
  7. a jalebi
  8. False
  9. curved lines
  10. a person standing tall
  11. vertical
  12. dotted or broken line
  13. vertical lines
  14. straight line
  15. a spiral
  16. False
  17. stitches on cloth
  18. a tall lamp post
  19. diagonal
  20. horizontal lines
  21. False
  22. diagonal lines
  23. diagonal
  24. diagonal
  25. the teeth of a saw
  26. False
  27. a lightning bolt
  28. vertical
  29. a table top
  30. horizontal
  31. curved lines
  32. a tightly pulled rope
  33. a falling tree
  34. a wavy line
  35. True
  36. False
  37. wavy line
  38. a row of pointy peaks
  39. True
  40. zigzag line

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