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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 327 · 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: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a flag in the wind (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a jalebi
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a snail shell (b) a wriggling snake (c) a laser beam (d) a jalebi
  8. 8.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  10. 10.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a sleeping person (c) a playground slide (d) the edge of a calm sea
  11. 11.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  12. 12.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a spiral (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  13. 13.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  14. 14.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  15. 15.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a snail shell (c) ocean waves (d) a tightly pulled rope
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a snail shell (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a cut-here line (d) a lightning bolt
  19. 19.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  26. 26.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a sleeping person (c) a playground slide (d) a falling tree
  27. 27.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a person standing tall (d) a table top
  28. 28.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  32. 32.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  33. 33.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a wavy line (d) a zigzag line
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) ocean waves (c) the teeth of a saw (d) dashes on a road
  40. 40.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal

Answer key

  1. True
  2. True
  3. a jalebi
  4. spiral line
  5. dotted or broken line
  6. straight line
  7. a laser beam
  8. False
  9. wavy line
  10. a playground slide
  11. vertical
  12. a spiral
  13. spiral line
  14. horizontal
  15. True
  16. a tightly pulled rope
  17. zigzag lines
  18. a cut-here line
  19. horizontal
  20. zigzag line
  21. straight line
  22. zigzag lines
  23. horizontal lines
  24. vertical lines
  25. horizontal lines
  26. a tall lamp post
  27. a person standing tall
  28. True
  29. True
  30. vertical
  31. dotted or broken line
  32. diagonal
  33. False
  34. False
  35. True
  36. False
  37. a wavy line
  38. straight line
  39. the teeth of a saw
  40. vertical

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