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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 217 · 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 zigzag line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a wriggling snake (d) a coiled rope
  2. 2.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a cut-here line
  5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  6. 6.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a playground slide (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a person standing tall
  8. 8.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  10. 10.📏 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
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a coiled rope (c) a lightning bolt (d) dashes on a road
  12. 12.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  13. 13.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  18. 18.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a table top (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a leaning ladder
  19. 19.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a snail shell (c) a ruler’s edge (d) ocean waves
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  24. 24.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  26. 26.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a ruler’s edge (c) dashes on a road (d) a jalebi
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a snail shell (d) a lightning bolt
  32. 32.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  34. 34.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a falling tree (d) a standing tree trunk
  35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  36. 36.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) dashes on a road (c) stitches on cloth (d) a lightning bolt
  40. 40.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal

Answer key

  1. the teeth of a saw
  2. horizontal
  3. zigzag line
  4. a tightly pulled rope
  5. vertical lines
  6. True
  7. a playground slide
  8. horizontal
  9. spiral line
  10. a spiral
  11. a coiled rope
  12. diagonal
  13. True
  14. True
  15. False
  16. wavy line
  17. curved lines
  18. a tall lamp post
  19. diagonal
  20. wavy line
  21. straight line
  22. a snail shell
  23. zigzag line
  24. False
  25. curved lines
  26. True
  27. False
  28. horizontal
  29. zigzag lines
  30. dashes on a road
  31. a ruler’s edge
  32. False
  33. zigzag lines
  34. a falling tree
  35. diagonal lines
  36. True
  37. True
  38. vertical
  39. a lightning bolt
  40. horizontal

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