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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 210 · 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 spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) a lightning bolt (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) stitches on cloth
  2. 2.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) a falling tree
  3. 3.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a person standing tall (c) a leaning ladder (d) a sleeping person
  4. 4.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a snail shell (c) a jalebi (d) the teeth of a saw
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  8. 8.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) ocean waves (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a jalebi
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  12. 12.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a lightning bolt (c) a jalebi (d) a wriggling snake
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  15. 15.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  16. 16.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) ocean waves (b) a jalebi (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a wriggling snake
  20. 20.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a spiral (d) a zigzag
  21. 21.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a laser beam looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  24. 24.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a flag in the wind (c) dashes on a road (d) a coiled rope
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  29. 29.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a tall lamp post (c) a sleeping person (d) a falling tree
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  31. 31.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a falling tree (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a person standing tall
  34. 34.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  36. 36.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  38. 38.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  39. 39.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line

Answer key

  1. a snail shell
  2. a table top
  3. a leaning ladder
  4. diagonal
  5. curved lines
  6. the teeth of a saw
  7. zigzag line
  8. True
  9. horizontal
  10. a jalebi
  11. straight line
  12. False
  13. a wriggling snake
  14. vertical lines
  15. vertical
  16. vertical
  17. diagonal lines
  18. wavy line
  19. a tightly pulled rope
  20. a spiral
  21. True
  22. False
  23. straight line
  24. True
  25. False
  26. False
  27. a coiled rope
  28. spiral line
  29. a sleeping person
  30. spiral line
  31. False
  32. False
  33. a person standing tall
  34. True
  35. zigzag lines
  36. vertical lines
  37. dotted or broken line
  38. horizontal
  39. False
  40. zigzag line

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