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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 203 · 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 straight line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a lightning bolt
  2. 2.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  3. 3.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a person standing tall (c) a table top (d) a falling tree
  4. 4.True or false: a jalebi looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  8. 8.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a tall lamp post (c) a person standing tall (d) a leaning ladder
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  13. 13.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  14. 14.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  15. 15.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  16. 16.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a snail shell looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  21. 21.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  23. 23.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a laser beam (c) dashes on a road (d) a wriggling snake
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a snail shell (c) a coiled rope (d) a ruler’s edge
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  27. 27.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a playground slide (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a cut-here line (c) a snail shell (d) a wriggling snake
  29. 29.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  31. 31.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a spiral (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag
  32. 32.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  35. 35.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  38. 38.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  40. 40.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a tightly pulled rope
  2. horizontal
  3. a table top
  4. False
  5. True
  6. zigzag line
  7. straight line
  8. the edge of a calm sea
  9. vertical lines
  10. wavy line
  11. wavy line
  12. diagonal lines
  13. diagonal
  14. horizontal
  15. horizontal
  16. True
  17. False
  18. False
  19. diagonal
  20. zigzag line
  21. False
  22. diagonal
  23. vertical
  24. a lightning bolt
  25. a ruler’s edge
  26. vertical lines
  27. a sleeping person
  28. a snail shell
  29. False
  30. vertical
  31. a spiral
  32. True
  33. False
  34. straight line
  35. False
  36. horizontal lines
  37. spiral line
  38. horizontal
  39. horizontal lines
  40. False

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