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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 959 · 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 standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) ocean waves (b) a lightning bolt (c) a laser beam (d) the teeth of a saw
  3. 3.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) a person standing tall
  4. 4.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a wavy line (d) a zigzag line
  6. 6.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  9. 9.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a flag in the wind (c) a coiled rope (d) a ruler’s edge
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  13. 13.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  14. 14.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  15. 15.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  17. 17.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a jalebi (d) a coiled rope
  19. 19.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  20. 20.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  22. 22.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  24. 24.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a falling tree (d) a tall lamp post
  25. 25.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a leaning ladder (c) a tall lamp post (d) a playground slide
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  27. 27.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a sleeping person (c) a falling tree (d) a standing tree trunk
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  30. 30.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a person standing tall (c) a sleeping person (d) a leaning ladder
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  36. 36.True or false: a jalebi looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a laser beam
  3. a person standing tall
  4. True
  5. a wavy line
  6. True
  7. False
  8. diagonal
  9. True
  10. spiral line
  11. a coiled rope
  12. diagonal lines
  13. dotted or broken line
  14. horizontal
  15. vertical
  16. horizontal lines
  17. vertical
  18. a cut-here line
  19. horizontal
  20. True
  21. vertical lines
  22. True
  23. diagonal
  24. the edge of a calm sea
  25. a tall lamp post
  26. diagonal lines
  27. a sleeping person
  28. straight line
  29. dotted or broken line
  30. False
  31. False
  32. a leaning ladder
  33. curved lines
  34. spiral line
  35. straight line
  36. False
  37. False
  38. False
  39. False
  40. horizontal

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