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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 269 · 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.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  4. 4.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a flag in the wind (c) a lightning bolt (d) a jalebi
  6. 6.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a person standing tall (c) a falling tree (d) a tall lamp post
  7. 7.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) a table top
  9. 9.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) a falling tree (d) a sleeping person
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a lightning bolt (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a coiled rope
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a coiled rope (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) ocean waves
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  15. 15.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  19. 19.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  22. 22.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  23. 23.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) a falling tree (d) the edge of a calm sea
  26. 26.True or false: ocean waves looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a zigzag line (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  31. 31.True or false: a jalebi looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag (c) a spiral (d) a straight line
  34. 34.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a table top (c) a leaning ladder (d) a sleeping person
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  36. 36.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  38. 38.True or false: a laser beam looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines

Answer key

  1. False
  2. zigzag line
  3. spiral line
  4. vertical
  5. dashes on a road
  6. a table top
  7. True
  8. a tall lamp post
  9. False
  10. a sleeping person
  11. a ruler’s edge
  12. straight line
  13. ocean waves
  14. curved lines
  15. True
  16. vertical lines
  17. zigzag line
  18. zigzag lines
  19. horizontal
  20. diagonal lines
  21. spiral line
  22. horizontal
  23. True
  24. True
  25. a person standing tall
  26. False
  27. False
  28. True
  29. True
  30. a wavy line
  31. False
  32. False
  33. a spiral
  34. a leaning ladder
  35. spiral line
  36. True
  37. dotted or broken line
  38. False
  39. horizontal
  40. zigzag lines

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