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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 121 · 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 ruler’s edge looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a standing tree trunk (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a falling tree
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a jalebi (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a laser beam
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a jalebi (c) a wriggling snake (d) dashes on a road
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a jalebi (b) ocean waves (c) a lightning bolt (d) a tightly pulled rope
  7. 7.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag line (c) a dotted line (d) a wavy line
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a snail shell (b) a wriggling snake (c) ocean waves (d) a lightning bolt
  10. 10.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  13. 13.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  15. 15.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a jalebi (b) a ruler’s edge (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a coiled rope
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a laser beam (b) a coiled rope (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) stitches on cloth
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  19. 19.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  22. 22.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a leaning ladder (c) a falling tree (d) a tall lamp post
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  24. 24.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  26. 26.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a playground slide (c) a falling tree (d) a person standing tall
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  31. 31.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  32. 32.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a jalebi (b) ocean waves (c) a lightning bolt (d) stitches on cloth
  35. 35.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  36. 36.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line

Answer key

  1. False
  2. the edge of a calm sea
  3. horizontal lines
  4. a row of pointy peaks
  5. the teeth of a saw
  6. a tightly pulled rope
  7. a wavy line
  8. spiral line
  9. a lightning bolt
  10. diagonal
  11. spiral line
  12. curved lines
  13. True
  14. vertical
  15. True
  16. a ruler’s edge
  17. a coiled rope
  18. zigzag line
  19. True
  20. False
  21. straight line
  22. a tall lamp post
  23. straight line
  24. False
  25. vertical lines
  26. True
  27. a table top
  28. zigzag lines
  29. zigzag line
  30. zigzag line
  31. diagonal
  32. vertical
  33. diagonal lines
  34. a jalebi
  35. horizontal
  36. False
  37. False
  38. diagonal
  39. spiral line
  40. straight line

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