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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 157 · 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 lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  2. 2.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  6. 6.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  8. 8.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a leaning ladder
  9. 9.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a snail shell (b) a lightning bolt (c) a laser beam (d) a coiled rope
  11. 11.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) stitches on cloth (c) a coiled rope (d) a snail shell
  14. 14.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a falling tree (d) a sleeping person
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a laser beam (b) a jalebi (c) ocean waves (d) a row of pointy peaks
  16. 16.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  19. 19.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  22. 22.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  24. 24.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) dashes on a road (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a ruler’s edge
  27. 27.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a wriggling snake (c) a cut-here line (d) a tightly pulled rope
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  30. 30.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  32. 32.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  33. 33.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  37. 37.✏️ 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
  38. 38.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a snail shell (c) a cut-here line (d) dashes on a road
  40. 40.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a zigzag (c) a dotted line (d) a straight line

Answer key

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

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