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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 338 · 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.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  2. 2.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a person standing tall (d) a falling tree
  3. 3.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a flag in the wind (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) dashes on a road
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a wriggling snake (d) a cut-here line
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a snail shell (c) a flag in the wind (d) a laser beam
  10. 10.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a tall lamp post (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a sleeping person
  11. 11.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  13. 13.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) the edge of a calm sea
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a coiled rope (c) a flag in the wind (d) dashes on a road
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) ocean waves (b) a jalebi (c) a lightning bolt (d) a cut-here line
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a jalebi (b) a ruler’s edge (c) stitches on cloth (d) dashes on a road
  17. 17.True or false: a laser beam looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a jalebi (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) dashes on a road
  19. 19.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a standing tree trunk (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a falling tree
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  21. 21.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  22. 22.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a wavy line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag line
  24. 24.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag (c) a spiral (d) a straight line
  25. 25.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  27. 27.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  28. 28.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  30. 30.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  32. 32.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a ruler’s edge (d) the teeth of a saw
  34. 34.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  36. 36.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a person standing tall (d) a playground slide
  38. 38.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a playground slide (c) a table top (d) a tall lamp post
  39. 39.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a leaning ladder (d) the edge of a calm sea
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line

Answer key

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

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