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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 167 · 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 “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) dashes on a road (d) a row of pointy peaks
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) dashes on a road (b) stitches on cloth (c) a snail shell (d) a cut-here line
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) dashes on a road (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a coiled rope
  5. 5.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  6. 6.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a wriggling snake (c) a coiled rope (d) a laser beam
  10. 10.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  13. 13.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  14. 14.True or false: a laser beam looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) stitches on cloth (c) a laser beam (d) a coiled rope
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a coiled rope (c) dashes on a road (d) stitches on cloth
  20. 20.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a coiled rope (c) a laser beam (d) stitches on cloth
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  24. 24.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag
  26. 26.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) a tall lamp post
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a cut-here line (c) stitches on cloth (d) a jalebi
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  29. 29.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a tall lamp post (c) a falling tree (d) a standing tree trunk
  30. 30.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a table top (c) a sleeping person (d) a falling tree
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  32. 32.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  33. 33.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  36. 36.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a wavy line (d) a zigzag line
  37. 37.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
  40. 40.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical

Answer key

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

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