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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 881 · 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 vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) a sleeping person
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  3. 3.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  6. 6.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a leaning ladder (c) a standing tree trunk (d) the edge of a calm sea
  7. 7.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) ocean waves (c) dashes on a road (d) a jalebi
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a snail shell (c) a laser beam (d) a flag in the wind
  10. 10.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  11. 11.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) a playground slide
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) ocean waves (c) a laser beam (d) a jalebi
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  15. 15.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a coiled rope (b) stitches on cloth (c) ocean waves (d) a wriggling snake
  17. 17.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  18. 18.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag line (c) a dotted line (d) a wavy line
  19. 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a jalebi (b) a lightning bolt (c) a laser beam (d) stitches on cloth
  21. 21.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) a person standing tall
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  23. 23.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  24. 24.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  26. 26.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a lightning bolt (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a row of pointy peaks
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a snail shell (c) dashes on a road (d) a ruler’s edge
  31. 31.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a coiled rope (d) stitches on cloth
  34. 34.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a flag in the wind (c) a cut-here line (d) a laser beam
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  38. 38.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a standing tree trunk
  2. zigzag lines
  3. False
  4. True
  5. spiral line
  6. the edge of a calm sea
  7. vertical
  8. dashes on a road
  9. a snail shell
  10. vertical
  11. a person standing tall
  12. diagonal lines
  13. a laser beam
  14. diagonal lines
  15. horizontal
  16. a coiled rope
  17. vertical
  18. a wavy line
  19. horizontal lines
  20. a jalebi
  21. a table top
  22. vertical lines
  23. diagonal
  24. True
  25. diagonal
  26. diagonal
  27. zigzag line
  28. straight line
  29. a tightly pulled rope
  30. ocean waves
  31. False
  32. True
  33. stitches on cloth
  34. True
  35. False
  36. a cut-here line
  37. vertical lines
  38. True
  39. False
  40. False

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