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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 292 · 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 lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  2. 2.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  4. 4.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  7. 7.📏 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
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a snail shell (c) a coiled rope (d) stitches on cloth
  10. 10.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  11. 11.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  13. 13.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a lightning bolt (c) a laser beam (d) a jalebi
  16. 16.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  21. 21.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a falling tree (d) a person standing tall
  22. 22.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a laser beam (b) a snail shell (c) ocean waves (d) stitches on cloth
  24. 24.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a table top (d) a tall lamp post
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a lightning bolt (c) a coiled rope (d) a flag in the wind
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  27. 27.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.✏️ 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
  29. 29.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a laser beam (b) a coiled rope (c) ocean waves (d) dashes on a road
  31. 31.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  33. 33.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) the edge of a calm sea
  34. 34.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a lightning bolt (c) a laser beam (d) a jalebi
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a snail shell (c) a flag in the wind (d) dashes on a road
  39. 39.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a sleeping person

Answer key

  1. horizontal lines
  2. straight line
  3. dotted or broken line
  4. False
  5. vertical
  6. straight line
  7. a spiral
  8. straight line
  9. a ruler’s edge
  10. diagonal
  11. diagonal
  12. curved lines
  13. False
  14. vertical
  15. a laser beam
  16. True
  17. True
  18. spiral line
  19. zigzag line
  20. wavy line
  21. a person standing tall
  22. vertical
  23. a snail shell
  24. a playground slide
  25. a coiled rope
  26. vertical lines
  27. False
  28. a wavy line
  29. horizontal
  30. dashes on a road
  31. False
  32. horizontal
  33. a leaning ladder
  34. False
  35. horizontal
  36. zigzag line
  37. a lightning bolt
  38. a flag in the wind
  39. False
  40. a standing tree trunk

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