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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 140 · 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 laser beam looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a laser beam (c) stitches on cloth (d) a row of pointy peaks
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a coiled rope (b) the teeth of a saw (c) stitches on cloth (d) a laser beam
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  8. 8.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) ocean waves (b) a lightning bolt (c) a jalebi (d) a wriggling snake
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a wriggling snake (c) stitches on cloth (d) a tightly pulled rope
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  12. 12.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a falling tree (c) a person standing tall (d) a leaning ladder
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) ocean waves (c) a jalebi (d) dashes on a road
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  16. 16.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag line (c) a wavy line (d) a dotted line
  18. 18.True or false: a snail shell looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a coiled rope (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a laser beam
  20. 20.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  21. 21.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  22. 22.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  27. 27.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a laser beam looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag (d) a dotted line
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a ruler’s edge (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a coiled rope
  32. 32.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a person standing tall (d) a tall lamp post
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  34. 34.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
  35. 35.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. a row of pointy peaks
  4. zigzag lines
  5. zigzag line
  6. a laser beam
  7. dotted or broken line
  8. diagonal
  9. a jalebi
  10. a tightly pulled rope
  11. wavy line
  12. a table top
  13. ocean waves
  14. curved lines
  15. zigzag line
  16. False
  17. a wavy line
  18. False
  19. a coiled rope
  20. vertical
  21. vertical
  22. True
  23. False
  24. True
  25. False
  26. horizontal lines
  27. True
  28. False
  29. False
  30. a spiral
  31. the teeth of a saw
  32. a falling tree
  33. wavy line
  34. a leaning ladder
  35. False
  36. diagonal
  37. straight line
  38. vertical lines
  39. vertical lines
  40. curved lines

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