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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 786 · 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 tall lamp post (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) a standing tree trunk
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) dashes on a road (c) a lightning bolt (d) a coiled rope
  3. 3.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  4. 4.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  7. 7.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  9. 9.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  10. 10.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  11. 11.True or false: ocean waves looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a laser beam (b) a flag in the wind (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a cut-here line
  13. 13.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a person standing tall (c) a tall lamp post (d) a falling tree
  14. 14.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a falling tree (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  18. 18.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a tall lamp post (c) a falling tree (d) a standing tree trunk
  21. 21.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) a playground slide
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  25. 25.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  28. 28.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  29. 29.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a flag in the wind
  33. 33.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a lightning bolt (c) a jalebi (d) a flag in the wind
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a laser beam (b) dashes on a road (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a tightly pulled rope
  39. 39.True or false: ocean waves looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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