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Types of Lines Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. a jalebi
  2. True
  3. a spiral
  4. False
  5. True
  6. horizontal lines
  7. zigzag line
  8. a standing tree trunk
  9. horizontal
  10. spiral line
  11. zigzag line
  12. False
  13. vertical
  14. vertical
  15. straight line
  16. True
  17. True
  18. a wriggling snake
  19. horizontal lines
  20. False
  21. horizontal
  22. diagonal
  23. False
  24. curved lines
  25. False
  26. True
  27. True
  28. False
  29. True
  30. horizontal
  31. straight line
  32. curved lines
  33. a sleeping person
  34. a tall lamp post
  35. zigzag lines
  36. False
  37. diagonal
  38. False
  39. a ruler’s edge
  40. True

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