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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 198 · 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 the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  4. 4.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) ocean waves (d) a cut-here line
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  7. 7.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  11. 11.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  12. 12.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a leaning ladder (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a playground slide
  13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  14. 14.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) a person standing tall
  15. 15.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  19. 19.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  21. 21.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag line (c) a straight line (d) a wavy line
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  23. 23.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a snail shell (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) ocean waves
  27. 27.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  28. 28.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a person standing tall (c) a table top (d) a leaning ladder
  30. 30.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) ocean waves (c) a jalebi (d) a wriggling snake
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  34. 34.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  36. 36.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a zigzag (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a snail shell (c) a laser beam (d) dashes on a road
  39. 39.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line

Answer key

  1. zigzag line
  2. a sleeping person
  3. zigzag line
  4. True
  5. ocean waves
  6. diagonal lines
  7. False
  8. True
  9. diagonal
  10. wavy line
  11. horizontal
  12. a standing tree trunk
  13. horizontal lines
  14. a leaning ladder
  15. True
  16. True
  17. True
  18. vertical
  19. True
  20. diagonal lines
  21. a wavy line
  22. vertical lines
  23. False
  24. False
  25. curved lines
  26. a row of pointy peaks
  27. diagonal
  28. True
  29. a table top
  30. diagonal
  31. dotted or broken line
  32. a lightning bolt
  33. wavy line
  34. vertical
  35. spiral line
  36. True
  37. a spiral
  38. a laser beam
  39. horizontal
  40. spiral line

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