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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 788 · 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.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  2. 2.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a sleeping person (d) a table top
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  4. 4.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a spiral (d) a zigzag
  5. 5.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  8. 8.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  10. 10.True or false: a snail shell looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) dashes on a road (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) the teeth of a saw
  13. 13.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  15. 15.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a table top (d) a person standing tall
  16. 16.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) a tall lamp post
  17. 17.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  19. 19.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  21. 21.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  23. 23.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag line
  25. 25.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  28. 28.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  30. 30.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  32. 32.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a laser beam (b) a coiled rope (c) stitches on cloth (d) dashes on a road
  35. 35.True or false: a laser beam looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a ruler’s edge (c) ocean waves (d) a snail shell
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  40. 40.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a leaning ladder (c) a tall lamp post (d) a playground slide

Answer key

  1. vertical
  2. a standing tree trunk
  3. dotted or broken line
  4. a spiral
  5. False
  6. a leaning ladder
  7. diagonal lines
  8. True
  9. zigzag lines
  10. False
  11. horizontal
  12. ocean waves
  13. True
  14. horizontal
  15. a table top
  16. a tall lamp post
  17. True
  18. horizontal lines
  19. diagonal
  20. straight line
  21. False
  22. horizontal
  23. False
  24. a wavy line
  25. False
  26. vertical lines
  27. spiral line
  28. True
  29. dotted or broken line
  30. True
  31. dotted or broken line
  32. True
  33. True
  34. a laser beam
  35. False
  36. wavy line
  37. zigzag line
  38. a ruler’s edge
  39. curved lines
  40. the edge of a calm sea

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