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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 194 · 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.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  5. 5.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a person standing tall (c) a falling tree (d) a table top
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a lightning bolt (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a ruler’s edge
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a laser beam (c) a flag in the wind (d) a jalebi
  8. 8.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  11. 11.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  12. 12.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  13. 13.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) a tall lamp post
  15. 15.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  17. 17.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  20. 20.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
  21. 21.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  22. 22.True or false: a snail shell looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  24. 24.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a coiled rope (d) a lightning bolt
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  27. 27.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a snail shell (b) ocean waves (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a cut-here line
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  30. 30.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  32. 32.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  34. 34.True or false: a jalebi looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a table top (d) a playground slide
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  39. 39.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  40. 40.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a spiral

Answer key

  1. straight line
  2. vertical lines
  3. straight line
  4. horizontal lines
  5. a table top
  6. a ruler’s edge
  7. a jalebi
  8. False
  9. False
  10. dotted or broken line
  11. vertical
  12. vertical
  13. False
  14. a tall lamp post
  15. False
  16. diagonal
  17. True
  18. vertical
  19. straight line
  20. the edge of a calm sea
  21. vertical
  22. False
  23. zigzag line
  24. True
  25. a coiled rope
  26. curved lines
  27. horizontal
  28. the teeth of a saw
  29. zigzag line
  30. False
  31. spiral line
  32. True
  33. vertical lines
  34. False
  35. True
  36. a standing tree trunk
  37. diagonal lines
  38. horizontal lines
  39. horizontal
  40. a spiral

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