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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 263 · 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.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  2. 2.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  5. 5.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a sleeping person (d) a falling tree
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a cut-here line (d) a coiled rope
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  8. 8.✏️ 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
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a coiled rope (c) a lightning bolt (d) a ruler’s edge
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) ocean waves (b) dashes on a road (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a jalebi
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  12. 12.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a standing tree trunk (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a playground slide
  14. 14.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a spiral
  15. 15.True or false: a snail shell looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a wriggling snake (c) a flag in the wind (d) a snail shell
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  19. 19.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  21. 21.True or false: a snail shell looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  27. 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  28. 28.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  29. 29.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a sleeping person (c) a playground slide (d) a person standing tall
  30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  31. 31.True or false: ocean waves looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  33. 33.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) a person standing tall
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a snail shell (c) stitches on cloth (d) a lightning bolt
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a snail shell (c) a coiled rope (d) a lightning bolt
  36. 36.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) a table top
  38. 38.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  39. 39.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a jalebi (c) a wriggling snake (d) a ruler’s edge

Answer key

  1. horizontal
  2. False
  3. zigzag line
  4. horizontal lines
  5. a standing tree trunk
  6. a tightly pulled rope
  7. zigzag lines
  8. a wavy line
  9. ocean waves
  10. a jalebi
  11. wavy line
  12. True
  13. the edge of a calm sea
  14. a spiral
  15. False
  16. False
  17. a cut-here line
  18. zigzag line
  19. diagonal
  20. horizontal lines
  21. False
  22. True
  23. dotted or broken line
  24. diagonal lines
  25. straight line
  26. straight line
  27. diagonal lines
  28. horizontal
  29. a person standing tall
  30. vertical lines
  31. False
  32. spiral line
  33. a sleeping person
  34. stitches on cloth
  35. a flag in the wind
  36. True
  37. a table top
  38. horizontal
  39. True
  40. a wriggling snake

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