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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 739 · 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 playground slide is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a snail shell (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) stitches on cloth (d) a laser beam
  3. 3.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a sleeping person (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a table top
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  5. 5.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a falling tree
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  8. 8.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  9. 9.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  10. 10.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  11. 11.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a playground slide (c) a falling tree (d) a table top
  13. 13.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  14. 14.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) a falling tree
  16. 16.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a snail shell (c) a laser beam (d) a ruler’s edge
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  19. 19.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  21. 21.True or false: ocean waves looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  24. 24.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  25. 25.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  27. 27.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) a sleeping person
  30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  33. 33.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a wavy line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag line
  34. 34.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  35. 35.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a lightning bolt (c) a jalebi (d) a cut-here line
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  38. 38.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📏 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
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines

Answer key

  1. False
  2. stitches on cloth
  3. a tall lamp post
  4. horizontal lines
  5. a standing tree trunk
  6. wavy line
  7. wavy line
  8. horizontal
  9. vertical
  10. vertical
  11. False
  12. a table top
  13. zigzag line
  14. True
  15. a sleeping person
  16. False
  17. a snail shell
  18. curved lines
  19. False
  20. horizontal
  21. False
  22. True
  23. vertical
  24. diagonal
  25. True
  26. vertical lines
  27. False
  28. False
  29. a person standing tall
  30. horizontal lines
  31. wavy line
  32. straight line
  33. a wavy line
  34. horizontal
  35. False
  36. a lightning bolt
  37. spiral line
  38. False
  39. a spiral
  40. vertical lines

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