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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 955 · 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 horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a falling tree (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a wriggling snake (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a jalebi
  3. 3.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) a playground slide
  4. 4.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a sleeping person (d) a tall lamp post
  5. 5.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a snail shell (c) a laser beam (d) ocean waves
  8. 8.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  10. 10.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a laser beam (b) a snail shell (c) stitches on cloth (d) a ruler’s edge
  12. 12.True or false: a ruler’s edge 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) curved lines
  14. 14.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  15. 15.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a person standing tall (c) a table top (d) a leaning ladder
  16. 16.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a sleeping person (d) a table top
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  19. 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  20. 20.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a falling tree (c) a person standing tall (d) a playground slide
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  25. 25.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a straight line (c) a spiral (d) a dotted line
  27. 27.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  28. 28.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  30. 30.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  32. 32.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  34. 34.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a standing tree trunk (d) the edge of a calm sea
  36. 36.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  38. 38.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a lightning bolt (d) a cut-here line
  40. 40.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. the edge of a calm sea
  2. a wriggling snake
  3. a playground slide
  4. a leaning ladder
  5. False
  6. wavy line
  7. a laser beam
  8. horizontal
  9. vertical lines
  10. diagonal
  11. a snail shell
  12. False
  13. horizontal lines
  14. horizontal
  15. a table top
  16. True
  17. a standing tree trunk
  18. zigzag lines
  19. diagonal lines
  20. a person standing tall
  21. straight line
  22. wavy line
  23. dotted or broken line
  24. vertical lines
  25. True
  26. a spiral
  27. diagonal
  28. False
  29. straight line
  30. True
  31. vertical
  32. True
  33. curved lines
  34. False
  35. a falling tree
  36. False
  37. spiral line
  38. True
  39. a lightning bolt
  40. False

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