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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 110 · 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.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  2. 2.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a jalebi (b) a coiled rope (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a cut-here line
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a laser beam (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a lightning bolt
  6. 6.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  7. 7.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  11. 11.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a wavy line (d) a zigzag line
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  13. 13.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  16. 16.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  20. 20.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a tall lamp post (c) a falling tree (d) a sleeping person
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a flag in the wind (c) stitches on cloth (d) a wriggling snake
  22. 22.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a table top (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  24. 24.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) a table top
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a snail shell (b) a flag in the wind (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a cut-here line
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  29. 29.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: ocean waves looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  32. 32.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a jalebi (c) stitches on cloth (d) a row of pointy peaks
  34. 34.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a leaning ladder (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
  35. 35.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a falling tree (d) a table top
  39. 39.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. diagonal
  2. False
  3. zigzag line
  4. the teeth of a saw
  5. a lightning bolt
  6. horizontal
  7. horizontal
  8. vertical lines
  9. dotted or broken line
  10. zigzag line
  11. a wavy line
  12. wavy line
  13. False
  14. True
  15. zigzag line
  16. True
  17. False
  18. True
  19. spiral line
  20. a sleeping person
  21. stitches on cloth
  22. a leaning ladder
  23. zigzag lines
  24. True
  25. a table top
  26. a cut-here line
  27. wavy line
  28. horizontal lines
  29. True
  30. False
  31. curved lines
  32. False
  33. a tightly pulled rope
  34. a tall lamp post
  35. False
  36. False
  37. True
  38. a standing tree trunk
  39. False
  40. True

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