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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 953 · 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 “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  2. 2.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  3. 3.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a leaning ladder (d) a standing tree trunk
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a cut-here line (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a tightly pulled rope
  6. 6.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.✏️ 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
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a snail shell (c) a wriggling snake (d) a laser beam
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  11. 11.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a sleeping person (c) a standing tree trunk (d) the edge of a calm sea
  12. 12.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  14. 14.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a jalebi (b) a wriggling snake (c) a flag in the wind (d) a laser beam
  16. 16.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag (d) a spiral
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) stitches on cloth (c) a wriggling snake (d) a jalebi
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  19. 19.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  21. 21.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) the teeth of a saw (d) ocean waves
  24. 24.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  26. 26.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  27. 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a snail shell (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a cut-here line
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a coiled rope (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a lightning bolt
  30. 30.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) dashes on a road (b) the teeth of a saw (c) stitches on cloth (d) a ruler’s edge
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a cut-here line (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) dashes on a road
  34. 34.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a laser beam (b) a flag in the wind (c) stitches on cloth (d) a wriggling snake
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  38. 38.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  39. 39.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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