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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 207 · 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 dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a snail shell (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a cut-here line
  2. 2.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  3. 3.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) dashes on a road (c) a ruler’s edge (d) the teeth of a saw
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  8. 8.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  10. 10.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a spiral (c) a zigzag (d) a dotted line
  12. 12.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  13. 13.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a playground slide (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a sleeping person
  14. 14.True or false: ocean waves looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  18. 18.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  24. 24.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) a table top
  25. 25.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  26. 26.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a jalebi (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a row of pointy peaks
  28. 28.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a wriggling snake (c) dashes on a road (d) a ruler’s edge
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  33. 33.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  38. 38.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a coiled rope (c) the teeth of a saw (d) stitches on cloth

Answer key

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

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