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Types of Lines Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. zigzag line
  2. a lightning bolt
  3. a row of pointy peaks
  4. True
  5. a standing tree trunk
  6. True
  7. a person standing tall
  8. vertical
  9. dotted or broken line
  10. zigzag lines
  11. dotted or broken line
  12. straight line
  13. horizontal
  14. False
  15. diagonal lines
  16. vertical
  17. True
  18. wavy line
  19. True
  20. curved lines
  21. a falling tree
  22. True
  23. a leaning ladder
  24. diagonal
  25. diagonal
  26. straight line
  27. a wavy line
  28. straight line
  29. True
  30. diagonal lines
  31. False
  32. vertical lines
  33. False
  34. ocean waves
  35. False
  36. zigzag line
  37. spiral line
  38. spiral line
  39. horizontal lines
  40. False

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