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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 313 · 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 looks like a zigzag line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a laser beam (c) a wriggling snake (d) the teeth of a saw
  2. 2.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a table top (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a playground slide
  3. 3.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  4. 4.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  6. 6.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a falling tree (c) a sleeping person (d) a tall lamp post
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  8. 8.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  11. 11.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  13. 13.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a playground slide (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a standing tree trunk
  14. 14.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) stitches on cloth (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) ocean waves
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) stitches on cloth (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a lightning bolt
  17. 17.True or false: a laser beam looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a spiral (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a jalebi (b) a wriggling snake (c) a laser beam (d) dashes on a road
  20. 20.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) ocean waves (c) a jalebi (d) a ruler’s edge
  24. 24.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag line (c) a dotted line (d) a wavy line
  25. 25.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  26. 26.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a laser beam (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a flag in the wind
  28. 28.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a jalebi
  32. 32.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  36. 36.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  37. 37.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a person standing tall (c) a leaning ladder (d) the edge of a calm sea
  38. 38.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a person standing tall (c) a tall lamp post (d) a falling tree

Answer key

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

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