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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 868 · 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.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag line
  2. 2.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  3. 3.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a sleeping person (c) a playground slide (d) a leaning ladder
  5. 5.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  7. 7.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  9. 9.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a falling tree (d) a sleeping person
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  11. 11.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  12. 12.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a spiral
  14. 14.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  16. 16.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a playground slide (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  19. 19.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  22. 22.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  23. 23.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  24. 24.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a coiled rope (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a cut-here line
  26. 26.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  27. 27.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) a tall lamp post
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  30. 30.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) ocean waves (c) a coiled rope (d) a lightning bolt
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a laser beam (c) a flag in the wind (d) dashes on a road
  34. 34.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  35. 35.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a tall lamp post (c) a leaning ladder (d) a playground slide
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a laser beam (d) a wriggling snake
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a coiled rope (c) a ruler’s edge (d) dashes on a road
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line

Answer key

  1. a wavy line
  2. vertical
  3. False
  4. a sleeping person
  5. horizontal
  6. wavy line
  7. True
  8. zigzag lines
  9. a falling tree
  10. dotted or broken line
  11. vertical
  12. True
  13. a spiral
  14. False
  15. diagonal
  16. True
  17. a playground slide
  18. diagonal lines
  19. True
  20. False
  21. horizontal lines
  22. diagonal
  23. vertical
  24. True
  25. a coiled rope
  26. diagonal
  27. a leaning ladder
  28. zigzag line
  29. vertical lines
  30. False
  31. True
  32. ocean waves
  33. a flag in the wind
  34. horizontal
  35. a table top
  36. a row of pointy peaks
  37. dashes on a road
  38. diagonal lines
  39. straight line
  40. spiral line

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