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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 775 · 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 diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a tall lamp post (d) a playground slide
  2. 2.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  3. 3.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  5. 5.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a flag in the wind
  7. 7.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a tall lamp post (d) a playground slide
  8. 8.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a sleeping person (c) a person standing tall (d) a leaning ladder
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  11. 11.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  12. 12.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  13. 13.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  15. 15.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  17. 17.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  18. 18.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a snail shell (d) a wriggling snake
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a jalebi (b) ocean waves (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a laser beam
  22. 22.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a sleeping person (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a falling tree
  23. 23.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a person standing tall (c) a falling tree (d) a leaning ladder
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  25. 25.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a table top (c) a sleeping person (d) a falling tree
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  27. 27.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a lightning bolt (c) dashes on a road (d) a flag in the wind
  29. 29.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a wriggling snake (c) a snail shell (d) the teeth of a saw
  31. 31.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  34. 34.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  35. 35.True or false: a laser beam looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a wriggling snake (c) a cut-here line (d) a coiled rope
  37. 37.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a dotted line (c) a wavy line (d) a straight line
  38. 38.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a sleeping person (d) a leaning ladder

Answer key

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

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