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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 76 · 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 ruler’s edge looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a table top (d) a leaning ladder
  4. 4.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a playground slide (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a leaning ladder
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  7. 7.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a lightning bolt (d) stitches on cloth
  9. 9.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a sleeping person (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a playground slide
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a snail shell (b) ocean waves (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a cut-here line
  11. 11.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a wavy line (c) a zigzag line (d) a dotted line
  12. 12.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a wriggling snake (c) a jalebi (d) a laser beam
  14. 14.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  15. 15.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  17. 17.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  18. 18.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  19. 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  20. 20.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  25. 25.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  27. 27.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  29. 29.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) stitches on cloth
  32. 32.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a person standing tall (c) a tall lamp post (d) a falling tree
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a coiled rope (b) ocean waves (c) a lightning bolt (d) a ruler’s edge
  34. 34.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a laser beam looks like a dotted or broken 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) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  37. 37.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a leaning ladder (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post
  38. 38.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  40. 40.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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