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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 274 · 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 is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a playground slide (c) a table top (d) a falling tree
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  3. 3.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a lightning bolt (c) a cut-here line (d) a jalebi
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a jalebi
  6. 6.True or false: a jalebi looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a snail shell (d) dashes on a road
  8. 8.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) ocean waves (c) a lightning bolt (d) stitches on cloth
  12. 12.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a playground slide (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
  13. 13.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag (d) a dotted line
  14. 14.True or false: a snail shell looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  17. 17.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  20. 20.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  21. 21.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  24. 24.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a wavy line (c) a dotted line (d) a straight line
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  26. 26.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a coiled rope (c) ocean waves (d) a jalebi
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a snail shell (b) a laser beam (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a cut-here line
  31. 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  33. 33.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a sleeping person (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a playground slide
  35. 35.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a falling tree (c) a tall lamp post (d) the edge of a calm sea
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) stitches on cloth (c) a snail shell (d) ocean waves
  37. 37.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  38. 38.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  40. 40.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a table top
  2. zigzag lines
  3. False
  4. a jalebi
  5. the teeth of a saw
  6. False
  7. a snail shell
  8. False
  9. wavy line
  10. dotted or broken line
  11. ocean waves
  12. a tall lamp post
  13. a spiral
  14. False
  15. horizontal
  16. dotted or broken line
  17. horizontal
  18. curved lines
  19. dotted or broken line
  20. diagonal
  21. False
  22. False
  23. wavy line
  24. a wavy line
  25. spiral line
  26. vertical
  27. zigzag line
  28. a ruler’s edge
  29. wavy line
  30. a laser beam
  31. vertical lines
  32. straight line
  33. False
  34. a playground slide
  35. a falling tree
  36. a row of pointy peaks
  37. vertical
  38. True
  39. horizontal
  40. False

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