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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 839 · 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 table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  2. 2.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  4. 4.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  5. 5.📏 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
  6. 6.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) dashes on a road (c) a snail shell (d) a lightning bolt
  8. 8.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a coiled rope (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a snail shell
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  11. 11.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  15. 15.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a jalebi (c) a flag in the wind (d) a cut-here line
  17. 17.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  19. 19.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  21. 21.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  22. 22.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a spiral (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  24. 24.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a leaning ladder (c) a sleeping person (d) a table top
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a laser beam (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) ocean waves
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a coiled rope (d) a tightly pulled rope
  27. 27.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a person standing tall (d) a standing tree trunk
  29. 29.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a person standing tall (c) a table top (d) a tall lamp post
  30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  31. 31.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a wavy line (d) a zigzag line
  33. 33.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a playground slide (c) a falling tree (d) a table top
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  37. 37.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a coiled rope (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a ruler’s edge
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line

Answer key

  1. horizontal
  2. False
  3. vertical
  4. horizontal
  5. straight line
  6. vertical
  7. a lightning bolt
  8. True
  9. a row of pointy peaks
  10. horizontal lines
  11. True
  12. False
  13. vertical lines
  14. straight line
  15. True
  16. a jalebi
  17. horizontal
  18. diagonal lines
  19. True
  20. diagonal
  21. diagonal
  22. a spiral
  23. diagonal lines
  24. a leaning ladder
  25. a laser beam
  26. ocean waves
  27. True
  28. the edge of a calm sea
  29. a falling tree
  30. vertical lines
  31. True
  32. a wavy line
  33. True
  34. False
  35. a table top
  36. dotted or broken line
  37. False
  38. False
  39. a coiled rope
  40. dotted or broken line

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