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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 900 · 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.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  4. 4.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a cut-here line (c) a coiled rope (d) a wriggling snake
  7. 7.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a wriggling snake (c) dashes on a road (d) a tightly pulled rope
  10. 10.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag line
  13. 13.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) dashes on a road (c) a lightning bolt (d) a tightly pulled rope
  15. 15.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  18. 18.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  21. 21.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  24. 24.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  25. 25.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag
  26. 26.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a laser beam (b) a flag in the wind (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a snail shell
  28. 28.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  31. 31.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) a falling tree
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a ruler’s edge (c) dashes on a road (d) a flag in the wind
  33. 33.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a standing tree trunk (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  35. 35.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a tall lamp post (c) a leaning ladder (d) a standing tree trunk
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a cut-here line (b) dashes on a road (c) a lightning bolt (d) a jalebi
  39. 39.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a playground slide (c) a table top (d) the edge of a calm sea

Answer key

  1. False
  2. horizontal lines
  3. diagonal lines
  4. False
  5. False
  6. a cut-here line
  7. vertical
  8. wavy line
  9. a wriggling snake
  10. True
  11. False
  12. a wavy line
  13. straight line
  14. a lightning bolt
  15. False
  16. False
  17. horizontal
  18. True
  19. diagonal
  20. curved lines
  21. diagonal
  22. zigzag line
  23. vertical lines
  24. vertical
  25. a spiral
  26. False
  27. a snail shell
  28. True
  29. False
  30. spiral line
  31. a sleeping person
  32. a flag in the wind
  33. a leaning ladder
  34. dotted or broken line
  35. True
  36. False
  37. a table top
  38. a jalebi
  39. True
  40. a playground slide

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