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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 977 · 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 “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  2. 2.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  5. 5.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  8. 8.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  10. 10.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  12. 12.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a zigzag line (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a snail shell (c) dashes on a road (d) a cut-here line
  15. 15.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a person standing tall (c) a tall lamp post (d) a table top
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  17. 17.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a dotted line (c) a spiral (d) a straight line
  19. 19.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a jalebi (c) a flag in the wind (d) a lightning bolt
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  22. 22.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  23. 23.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a ruler’s edge (c) dashes on a road (d) a coiled rope
  25. 25.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a falling tree (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  26. 26.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  28. 28.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  29. 29.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a falling tree (c) a standing tree trunk (d) the edge of a calm sea
  31. 31.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  32. 32.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  33. 33.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a playground slide (c) a person standing tall (d) a standing tree trunk
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  35. 35.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  37. 37.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a laser beam (b) a flag in the wind (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a row of pointy peaks

Answer key

  1. zigzag lines
  2. vertical
  3. diagonal lines
  4. wavy line
  5. horizontal
  6. curved lines
  7. wavy line
  8. True
  9. diagonal
  10. False
  11. vertical
  12. True
  13. a wavy line
  14. a tightly pulled rope
  15. a table top
  16. spiral line
  17. True
  18. a spiral
  19. True
  20. a lightning bolt
  21. wavy line
  22. diagonal
  23. diagonal
  24. a flag in the wind
  25. the edge of a calm sea
  26. False
  27. diagonal lines
  28. vertical
  29. False
  30. a falling tree
  31. vertical
  32. horizontal
  33. a playground slide
  34. zigzag line
  35. True
  36. horizontal lines
  37. True
  38. False
  39. True
  40. a row of pointy peaks

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