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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 790 · 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 leaning ladder (b) a tall lamp post (c) a person standing tall (d) a sleeping person
  2. 2.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) ocean waves (b) stitches on cloth (c) a wriggling snake (d) the teeth of a saw
  6. 6.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a coiled rope (b) ocean waves (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) stitches on cloth
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) stitches on cloth (c) a wriggling snake (d) a cut-here line
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a snail shell (b) a lightning bolt (c) a flag in the wind (d) ocean waves
  10. 10.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  11. 11.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a wriggling snake (c) a snail shell (d) a laser beam
  13. 13.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  15. 15.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  17. 17.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a laser beam (b) stitches on cloth (c) a jalebi (d) a wriggling snake
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  21. 21.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  22. 22.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  26. 26.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  27. 27.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📏 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
  29. 29.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a leaning ladder (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a person standing tall
  30. 30.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a jalebi (c) a cut-here line (d) a ruler’s edge
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  36. 36.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a leaning ladder (c) a playground slide (d) a standing tree trunk
  37. 37.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line

Answer key

  1. a sleeping person
  2. True
  3. True
  4. wavy line
  5. stitches on cloth
  6. False
  7. a row of pointy peaks
  8. a ruler’s edge
  9. a lightning bolt
  10. horizontal
  11. diagonal
  12. a snail shell
  13. True
  14. zigzag lines
  15. True
  16. wavy line
  17. False
  18. vertical lines
  19. a laser beam
  20. horizontal lines
  21. diagonal
  22. True
  23. vertical lines
  24. zigzag lines
  25. curved lines
  26. vertical
  27. False
  28. a spiral
  29. a table top
  30. True
  31. False
  32. True
  33. ocean waves
  34. curved lines
  35. straight line
  36. a standing tree trunk
  37. False
  38. False
  39. zigzag line
  40. dotted or broken line

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