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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 897 · 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 lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  2. 2.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a tall lamp post (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a leaning ladder
  3. 3.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag line (c) a straight line (d) a wavy line
  4. 4.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  5. 5.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a falling tree (c) a person standing tall (d) a sleeping person
  6. 6.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a table top (c) a leaning ladder (d) a standing tree trunk
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a lightning bolt (d) a tightly pulled rope
  8. 8.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  11. 11.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  13. 13.True or false: ocean waves looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  16. 16.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  18. 18.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a leaning ladder (c) a sleeping person (d) a falling tree
  20. 20.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  22. 22.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  29. 29.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a person standing tall (c) a tall lamp post (d) a standing tree trunk
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a ruler’s edge (c) the teeth of a saw (d) dashes on a road
  31. 31.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  33. 33.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a jalebi (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a laser beam (d) a snail shell
  35. 35.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a snail shell (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a wriggling snake
  37. 37.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  39. 39.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines

Answer key

  1. horizontal lines
  2. a leaning ladder
  3. a wavy line
  4. vertical
  5. a sleeping person
  6. a table top
  7. a wriggling snake
  8. True
  9. a spiral
  10. dotted or broken line
  11. horizontal
  12. dotted or broken line
  13. False
  14. True
  15. diagonal
  16. True
  17. diagonal
  18. False
  19. a standing tree trunk
  20. False
  21. zigzag lines
  22. False
  23. False
  24. False
  25. True
  26. False
  27. zigzag line
  28. diagonal lines
  29. a falling tree
  30. dashes on a road
  31. vertical
  32. spiral line
  33. a person standing tall
  34. a laser beam
  35. False
  36. a row of pointy peaks
  37. vertical
  38. diagonal lines
  39. horizontal
  40. curved lines

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