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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 307 · 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 “flowing and graceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  2. 2.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  5. 5.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  8. 8.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) the teeth of a saw (c) stitches on cloth (d) ocean waves
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) dashes on a road (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a snail shell
  13. 13.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a flag in the wind (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a cut-here line
  15. 15.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.✏️ 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
  18. 18.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  19. 19.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a person standing tall (c) a playground slide (d) a standing tree trunk
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a snail shell (b) a lightning bolt (c) ocean waves (d) dashes on a road
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  22. 22.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) a coiled rope (c) a ruler’s edge (d) the teeth of a saw
  24. 24.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  27. 27.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  28. 28.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a snail shell (c) a flag in the wind (d) a cut-here line
  30. 30.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
  31. 31.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a tall lamp post (c) a person standing tall (d) a table top
  32. 32.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  34. 34.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  35. 35.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  37. 37.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a playground slide (c) a tall lamp post (d) a falling tree
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  40. 40.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. curved lines
  2. spiral line
  3. straight line
  4. curved lines
  5. False
  6. False
  7. diagonal
  8. True
  9. ocean waves
  10. zigzag lines
  11. wavy line
  12. a flag in the wind
  13. False
  14. a tightly pulled rope
  15. False
  16. True
  17. a wavy line
  18. diagonal
  19. a playground slide
  20. dashes on a road
  21. straight line
  22. True
  23. the teeth of a saw
  24. False
  25. horizontal lines
  26. zigzag line
  27. vertical
  28. False
  29. a snail shell
  30. a standing tree trunk
  31. a table top
  32. True
  33. dotted or broken line
  34. horizontal
  35. True
  36. vertical
  37. a sleeping person
  38. straight line
  39. spiral line
  40. True

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