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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 224 · 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.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  2. 2.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  4. 4.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a zigzag (c) a dotted line (d) a straight line
  5. 5.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a cut-here line (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a jalebi
  7. 7.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a snail shell (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a row of pointy peaks
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a snail shell (b) a jalebi (c) a laser beam (d) a cut-here line
  12. 12.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  13. 13.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  15. 15.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  17. 17.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a sleeping person (d) a tall lamp post
  18. 18.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a coiled rope (c) a cut-here line (d) ocean waves
  20. 20.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag line
  21. 21.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  22. 22.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a leaning ladder (c) a falling tree (d) a tall lamp post
  23. 23.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a wriggling snake (c) the teeth of a saw (d) stitches on cloth
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) ocean waves (c) a wriggling snake (d) a snail shell
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  28. 28.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  31. 31.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a jalebi (b) stitches on cloth (c) a coiled rope (d) a wriggling snake
  33. 33.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a falling tree (d) a leaning ladder
  34. 34.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a playground slide (c) a table top (d) a leaning ladder
  35. 35.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  39. 39.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) dashes on a road (b) ocean waves (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a coiled rope

Answer key

  1. zigzag line
  2. vertical
  3. zigzag lines
  4. a spiral
  5. False
  6. a ruler’s edge
  7. False
  8. False
  9. horizontal
  10. a snail shell
  11. a laser beam
  12. horizontal
  13. True
  14. horizontal
  15. False
  16. horizontal lines
  17. a leaning ladder
  18. diagonal
  19. a lightning bolt
  20. a wavy line
  21. diagonal
  22. a sleeping person
  23. True
  24. horizontal lines
  25. a wriggling snake
  26. the teeth of a saw
  27. spiral line
  28. False
  29. True
  30. straight line
  31. False
  32. stitches on cloth
  33. a standing tree trunk
  34. a table top
  35. True
  36. False
  37. False
  38. straight line
  39. False
  40. a coiled rope

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