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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 153 · 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.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a lightning bolt (c) a snail shell (d) a tightly pulled rope
  2. 2.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a flag in the wind (c) dashes on a road (d) a lightning bolt
  6. 6.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a zigzag (d) a spiral
  9. 9.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a table top (c) a playground slide (d) a sleeping person
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  11. 11.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  13. 13.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a jalebi looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a sleeping person (d) a table top
  17. 17.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a laser beam (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a coiled rope (d) dashes on a road
  19. 19.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a laser beam (b) a flag in the wind (c) a coiled rope (d) stitches on cloth
  21. 21.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a wavy line (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  22. 22.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  24. 24.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  28. 28.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a leaning ladder (c) a tall lamp post (d) a table top
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a lightning bolt (c) a cut-here line (d) a ruler’s edge
  30. 30.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a snail shell looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  36. 36.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  37. 37.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a sleeping person (d) a person standing tall
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a laser beam (c) stitches on cloth (d) a wriggling snake
  39. 39.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a snail shell (d) a cut-here line

Answer key

  1. ocean waves
  2. False
  3. True
  4. straight line
  5. a lightning bolt
  6. False
  7. True
  8. a spiral
  9. a playground slide
  10. curved lines
  11. horizontal
  12. horizontal lines
  13. False
  14. False
  15. True
  16. a person standing tall
  17. diagonal
  18. a coiled rope
  19. vertical
  20. stitches on cloth
  21. a wavy line
  22. diagonal
  23. diagonal lines
  24. False
  25. False
  26. diagonal
  27. wavy line
  28. a table top
  29. a ruler’s edge
  30. True
  31. False
  32. False
  33. True
  34. True
  35. vertical
  36. horizontal lines
  37. a sleeping person
  38. a laser beam
  39. horizontal
  40. a snail shell

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