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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 83 · 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.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a ruler’s edge (c) stitches on cloth (d) a wriggling snake
  3. 3.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  4. 4.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  8. 8.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  9. 9.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a spiral (d) a zigzag
  12. 12.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) a sleeping person
  13. 13.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a sleeping person (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a coiled rope
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) dashes on a road (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a jalebi
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  20. 20.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  26. 26.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a zigzag line (c) a dotted line (d) a straight line
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  32. 32.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  33. 33.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a sleeping person (d) a leaning ladder
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  35. 35.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  38. 38.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a person standing tall (c) a playground slide (d) a tall lamp post
  40. 40.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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