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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 771 · 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.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a cut-here line (c) a laser beam (d) the teeth of a saw
  3. 3.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  5. 5.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  6. 6.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a person standing tall (d) a table top
  7. 7.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a ruler’s edge (c) dashes on a road (d) a cut-here line
  9. 9.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  10. 10.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) the edge of a calm sea
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  12. 12.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  13. 13.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a spiral
  14. 14.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a playground slide (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a ruler’s edge (c) stitches on cloth (d) a lightning bolt
  16. 16.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  19. 19.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  23. 23.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a sleeping person (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a playground slide
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a laser beam (c) a coiled rope (d) dashes on a road
  25. 25.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a leaning ladder (c) a playground slide (d) a person standing tall
  27. 27.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a sleeping person (d) a tall lamp post
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  31. 31.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a falling tree (d) the edge of a calm sea
  34. 34.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  39. 39.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a falling tree (d) the edge of a calm sea

Answer key

  1. diagonal
  2. the teeth of a saw
  3. True
  4. diagonal lines
  5. vertical
  6. a person standing tall
  7. True
  8. a flag in the wind
  9. horizontal
  10. a tall lamp post
  11. zigzag lines
  12. vertical
  13. a spiral
  14. a standing tree trunk
  15. a lightning bolt
  16. False
  17. wavy line
  18. zigzag line
  19. False
  20. wavy line
  21. zigzag line
  22. spiral line
  23. a playground slide
  24. dashes on a road
  25. True
  26. a table top
  27. True
  28. False
  29. a sleeping person
  30. dotted or broken line
  31. True
  32. True
  33. a falling tree
  34. False
  35. True
  36. horizontal
  37. diagonal lines
  38. vertical lines
  39. True
  40. the edge of a calm sea

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