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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 749 · 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 straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a spiral (d) a zigzag
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  3. 3.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a leaning ladder (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a person standing tall
  4. 4.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  6. 6.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  8. 8.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a jalebi (b) a snail shell (c) dashes on a road (d) ocean waves
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a snail shell (d) a wriggling snake
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a lightning bolt (c) a flag in the wind (d) a coiled rope
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a flag in the wind (d) a laser beam
  14. 14.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a tall lamp post (c) a falling tree (d) the edge of a calm sea
  16. 16.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  19. 19.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  22. 22.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  25. 25.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a person standing tall (c) a falling tree (d) a tall lamp post
  27. 27.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  28. 28.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  29. 29.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a snail shell (b) the teeth of a saw (c) ocean waves (d) dashes on a road
  31. 31.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a sleeping person (c) a person standing tall (d) a falling tree
  32. 32.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  34. 34.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  37. 37.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a jalebi (b) stitches on cloth (c) a wriggling snake (d) a lightning bolt
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a laser beam (b) a jalebi (c) dashes on a road (d) a wriggling snake
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line

Answer key

  1. a spiral
  2. diagonal lines
  3. a leaning ladder
  4. horizontal
  5. horizontal lines
  6. True
  7. horizontal
  8. vertical
  9. dashes on a road
  10. a ruler’s edge
  11. a coiled rope
  12. spiral line
  13. a flag in the wind
  14. False
  15. a tall lamp post
  16. True
  17. zigzag lines
  18. curved lines
  19. False
  20. vertical lines
  21. diagonal lines
  22. False
  23. False
  24. vertical
  25. False
  26. a falling tree
  27. horizontal
  28. vertical
  29. True
  30. ocean waves
  31. a sleeping person
  32. True
  33. zigzag line
  34. False
  35. False
  36. horizontal
  37. True
  38. a lightning bolt
  39. a jalebi
  40. dotted or broken line

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