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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 244 · 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.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a wavy line (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag line
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  3. 3.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a playground slide (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
  4. 4.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  6. 6.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) dashes on a road (c) a laser beam (d) a cut-here line
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a cut-here line (d) a snail shell
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) ocean waves (c) a cut-here line (d) the teeth of a saw
  12. 12.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a playground slide (c) a tall lamp post (d) a table top
  13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a jalebi (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a cut-here line (d) a snail shell
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  17. 17.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a dotted line (c) a spiral (d) a straight line
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a laser beam (c) ocean waves (d) a coiled rope
  21. 21.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  24. 24.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  27. 27.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  30. 30.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a leaning ladder (c) a sleeping person (d) a person standing tall
  32. 32.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  33. 33.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  35. 35.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a falling tree (c) a playground slide (d) a standing tree trunk
  37. 37.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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