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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 778 · 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 playground slide (b) a sleeping person (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a falling tree
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a flag in the wind (d) ocean waves
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  4. 4.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  5. 5.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  8. 8.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  10. 10.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a wavy line
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  12. 12.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  13. 13.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a table top (d) a tall lamp post
  14. 14.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a jalebi looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a jalebi (d) ocean waves
  19. 19.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a playground slide (d) a sleeping person
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  21. 21.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a sleeping person (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  22. 22.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a flag in the wind (c) a laser beam (d) dashes on a road
  24. 24.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a snail shell (d) stitches on cloth
  28. 28.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) stitches on cloth (c) a lightning bolt (d) the teeth of a saw
  30. 30.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  33. 33.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a laser beam (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a ruler’s edge
  36. 36.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  38. 38.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line

Answer key

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

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