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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 201 · 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 wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a wriggling snake (c) a snail shell (d) a coiled rope
  2. 2.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) a playground slide
  3. 3.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  6. 6.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  8. 8.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  9. 9.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a jalebi (c) a laser beam (d) stitches on cloth
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  13. 13.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a playground slide (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a leaning ladder
  14. 14.True or false: a snail shell looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a laser beam (c) a flag in the wind (d) a lightning bolt
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a snail shell (d) a flag in the wind
  20. 20.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag line (d) a dotted line
  21. 21.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  23. 23.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a table top (d) a person standing tall
  24. 24.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  27. 27.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a laser beam (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a snail shell
  35. 35.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a playground slide (c) a tall lamp post (d) the edge of a calm sea
  36. 36.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  39. 39.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) stitches on cloth (c) a cut-here line (d) a ruler’s edge

Answer key

  1. a wriggling snake
  2. a playground slide
  3. False
  4. False
  5. vertical
  6. True
  7. zigzag lines
  8. vertical
  9. diagonal
  10. diagonal lines
  11. a lightning bolt
  12. spiral line
  13. a sleeping person
  14. False
  15. horizontal
  16. wavy line
  17. a laser beam
  18. zigzag line
  19. a flag in the wind
  20. a wavy line
  21. a leaning ladder
  22. zigzag line
  23. a table top
  24. False
  25. True
  26. vertical
  27. True
  28. horizontal lines
  29. curved lines
  30. zigzag lines
  31. spiral line
  32. dotted or broken line
  33. wavy line
  34. a snail shell
  35. a tall lamp post
  36. False
  37. False
  38. dotted or broken line
  39. False
  40. the teeth of a saw

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