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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 147 · 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 coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a flag in the wind (c) a wriggling snake (d) a laser beam
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) stitches on cloth (c) a coiled rope (d) a flag in the wind
  5. 5.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) a sleeping person
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  8. 8.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  10. 10.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  13. 13.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  15. 15.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a person standing tall (d) a falling tree
  16. 16.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag (d) a spiral
  17. 17.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a playground slide
  18. 18.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  19. 19.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) a falling tree (d) the edge of a calm sea
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) ocean waves (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) dashes on a road (d) a flag in the wind
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  24. 24.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a leaning ladder
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) ocean waves (c) a coiled rope (d) a tightly pulled rope
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a snail shell (c) a flag in the wind (d) ocean waves
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  30. 30.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a cut-here line (c) ocean waves (d) a ruler’s edge
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a laser beam (b) a lightning bolt (c) a coiled rope (d) a jalebi
  33. 33.True or false: a snail shell looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  36. 36.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  38. 38.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  39. 39.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag line (c) a wavy line (d) a straight line
  40. 40.True or false: a laser beam looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. a coiled rope
  4. a flag in the wind
  5. True
  6. a standing tree trunk
  7. dotted or broken line
  8. True
  9. vertical
  10. horizontal
  11. diagonal lines
  12. vertical lines
  13. True
  14. vertical lines
  15. a falling tree
  16. a spiral
  17. the edge of a calm sea
  18. horizontal
  19. a person standing tall
  20. dashes on a road
  21. diagonal lines
  22. dotted or broken line
  23. zigzag line
  24. True
  25. a leaning ladder
  26. curved lines
  27. stitches on cloth
  28. a snail shell
  29. spiral line
  30. vertical
  31. a ruler’s edge
  32. a laser beam
  33. False
  34. False
  35. wavy line
  36. True
  37. horizontal lines
  38. diagonal
  39. a wavy line
  40. False

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