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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 232 · 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 ruler’s edge (b) a wriggling snake (c) a coiled rope (d) ocean waves
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a snail shell (c) a coiled rope (d) a flag in the wind
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a wriggling snake (c) a coiled rope (d) dashes on a road
  4. 4.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a table top (d) a leaning ladder
  5. 5.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a snail shell (c) stitches on cloth (d) a laser beam
  8. 8.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a lightning bolt (c) ocean waves (d) a ruler’s edge
  11. 11.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📏 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
  13. 13.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  15. 15.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  17. 17.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  19. 19.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  22. 22.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a tall lamp post
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  25. 25.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  27. 27.True or false: ocean waves looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  29. 29.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a snail shell (c) the teeth of a saw (d) dashes on a road
  31. 31.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a wavy line (d) a zigzag line
  32. 32.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a leaning ladder (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a falling tree
  33. 33.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  37. 37.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a jalebi
  39. 39.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line

Answer key

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

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