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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 982 · 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 looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) a lightning bolt (c) a wriggling snake (d) a ruler’s edge
  2. 2.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  3. 3.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a sleeping person (c) a playground slide (d) a table top
  4. 4.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a falling tree (c) a sleeping person (d) a standing tree trunk
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  6. 6.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  8. 8.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag (c) a spiral (d) a dotted line
  10. 10.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  11. 11.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a wriggling snake
  15. 15.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  18. 18.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  19. 19.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a snail shell (b) a lightning bolt (c) ocean waves (d) a cut-here line
  23. 23.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a wavy line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag line
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  25. 25.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a leaning ladder (c) a sleeping person (d) a tall lamp post
  26. 26.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a falling tree (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a person standing tall
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  28. 28.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  29. 29.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  30. 30.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  32. 32.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  35. 35.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a falling tree (d) a sleeping person
  36. 36.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a coiled rope (c) dashes on a road (d) a row of pointy peaks
  39. 39.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines

Answer key

  1. a wriggling snake
  2. horizontal
  3. a playground slide
  4. a falling tree
  5. zigzag line
  6. vertical
  7. diagonal lines
  8. False
  9. a spiral
  10. vertical
  11. True
  12. diagonal
  13. vertical lines
  14. the teeth of a saw
  15. False
  16. True
  17. horizontal lines
  18. horizontal
  19. True
  20. horizontal
  21. spiral line
  22. ocean waves
  23. a wavy line
  24. spiral line
  25. a tall lamp post
  26. the edge of a calm sea
  27. wavy line
  28. a person standing tall
  29. diagonal
  30. diagonal
  31. wavy line
  32. False
  33. True
  34. dotted or broken line
  35. a sleeping person
  36. True
  37. diagonal lines
  38. a row of pointy peaks
  39. True
  40. vertical lines

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