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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 779 · 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 person standing tall (c) a leaning ladder (d) the edge of a calm sea
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  4. 4.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a table top
  5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  6. 6.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a coiled rope (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a lightning bolt
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a flag in the wind (c) a snail shell (d) a row of pointy peaks
  9. 9.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a table top (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a person standing tall
  11. 11.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a wriggling snake (c) a snail shell (d) ocean waves
  14. 14.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a leaning ladder (c) a falling tree (d) a playground slide
  15. 15.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  16. 16.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a sleeping person (d) a person standing tall
  17. 17.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) ocean waves (c) a coiled rope (d) a laser beam
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  21. 21.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  23. 23.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  24. 24.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  26. 26.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  29. 29.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  33. 33.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag (d) a spiral
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  35. 35.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag line (d) a wavy line
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  38. 38.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  39. 39.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. the edge of a calm sea
  2. diagonal lines
  3. wavy line
  4. a leaning ladder
  5. curved lines
  6. False
  7. a wriggling snake
  8. a row of pointy peaks
  9. False
  10. a falling tree
  11. True
  12. wavy line
  13. a lightning bolt
  14. a tall lamp post
  15. diagonal
  16. a sleeping person
  17. False
  18. False
  19. ocean waves
  20. straight line
  21. True
  22. diagonal
  23. horizontal
  24. vertical
  25. vertical lines
  26. True
  27. True
  28. zigzag lines
  29. False
  30. True
  31. True
  32. horizontal
  33. a spiral
  34. spiral line
  35. a wavy line
  36. straight line
  37. zigzag line
  38. diagonal
  39. False
  40. True

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