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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 763 · 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 horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a falling tree (c) a sleeping person (d) a leaning ladder
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  3. 3.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  4. 4.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a laser beam (b) stitches on cloth (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a flag in the wind
  7. 7.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) ocean waves (c) a cut-here line (d) a wriggling snake
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a laser beam (c) a coiled rope (d) ocean waves
  11. 11.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  13. 13.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  16. 16.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a leaning ladder (c) a tall lamp post (d) a falling tree
  17. 17.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a flag in the wind (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a ruler’s edge
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a wriggling snake (c) a lightning bolt (d) a tightly pulled rope
  21. 21.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  22. 22.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a standing tree trunk (d) the edge of a calm sea
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a jalebi
  25. 25.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a laser beam looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  30. 30.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a playground slide (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a falling tree
  31. 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) ocean waves (b) a snail shell (c) a ruler’s edge (d) the teeth of a saw
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a wriggling snake (c) a laser beam (d) dashes on a road
  36. 36.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  37. 37.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a playground slide (c) a leaning ladder (d) a table top
  39. 39.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  40. 40.True or false: ocean waves looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a sleeping person
  2. curved lines
  3. diagonal
  4. True
  5. False
  6. the teeth of a saw
  7. True
  8. wavy line
  9. a cut-here line
  10. ocean waves
  11. diagonal
  12. dotted or broken line
  13. False
  14. spiral line
  15. dotted or broken line
  16. a table top
  17. True
  18. a leaning ladder
  19. a ruler’s edge
  20. a tightly pulled rope
  21. vertical
  22. a falling tree
  23. diagonal lines
  24. a jalebi
  25. True
  26. True
  27. True
  28. False
  29. vertical
  30. a standing tree trunk
  31. horizontal lines
  32. wavy line
  33. a snail shell
  34. vertical lines
  35. dashes on a road
  36. horizontal
  37. False
  38. a person standing tall
  39. diagonal
  40. False

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