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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 349 · 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 tightly pulled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  4. 4.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a spiral (c) a dotted line (d) a straight line
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a laser beam (c) ocean waves (d) a flag in the wind
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a coiled rope (c) a wriggling snake (d) a laser beam
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  10. 10.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a flag in the wind (c) stitches on cloth (d) a row of pointy peaks
  13. 13.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  15. 15.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  16. 16.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a tall lamp post (c) a leaning ladder (d) a sleeping person
  17. 17.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) stitches on cloth (c) dashes on a road (d) a flag in the wind
  19. 19.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  21. 21.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a laser beam (b) a flag in the wind (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a coiled rope
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  24. 24.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a falling tree (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a laser beam (c) stitches on cloth (d) dashes on a road
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a ruler’s edge (c) ocean waves (d) the teeth of a saw
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  29. 29.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a wavy line (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  31. 31.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a sleeping person (d) a table top
  32. 32.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  35. 35.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  37. 37.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  38. 38.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line

Answer key

  1. straight line
  2. diagonal lines
  3. wavy line
  4. False
  5. False
  6. a spiral
  7. stitches on cloth
  8. a laser beam
  9. curved lines
  10. True
  11. curved lines
  12. a row of pointy peaks
  13. horizontal
  14. vertical lines
  15. horizontal
  16. a sleeping person
  17. False
  18. a tightly pulled rope
  19. True
  20. spiral line
  21. diagonal
  22. a coiled rope
  23. diagonal lines
  24. a falling tree
  25. horizontal lines
  26. a flag in the wind
  27. a ruler’s edge
  28. vertical lines
  29. False
  30. a wavy line
  31. a leaning ladder
  32. diagonal
  33. horizontal lines
  34. spiral line
  35. False
  36. diagonal
  37. diagonal
  38. True
  39. False
  40. zigzag line

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