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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 375 · 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 the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  2. 2.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  3. 3.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  4. 4.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a cut-here line (c) a lightning bolt (d) a ruler’s edge
  7. 7.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a falling tree (c) a playground slide (d) a tall lamp post
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) dashes on a road (b) stitches on cloth (c) a cut-here line (d) a wriggling snake
  10. 10.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a playground slide (d) a sleeping person
  11. 11.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a falling tree (c) a table top (d) a tall lamp post
  13. 13.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  15. 15.True or false: a jalebi looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) ocean waves (c) a laser beam (d) the teeth of a saw
  18. 18.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  20. 20.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a falling tree (d) a person standing tall
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a cut-here line (c) ocean waves (d) a wriggling snake
  22. 22.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  25. 25.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a table top (c) a playground slide (d) a tall lamp post
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  28. 28.✏️ 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
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  30. 30.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  32. 32.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a cut-here line (c) a flag in the wind (d) a snail shell
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  35. 35.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a falling tree (c) a person standing tall (d) a sleeping person
  36. 36.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag (c) a straight line (d) a spiral
  38. 38.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a jalebi looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. zigzag line
  2. straight line
  3. vertical
  4. horizontal
  5. dotted or broken line
  6. a ruler’s edge
  7. the edge of a calm sea
  8. zigzag lines
  9. a wriggling snake
  10. a playground slide
  11. False
  12. a tall lamp post
  13. vertical
  14. curved lines
  15. False
  16. wavy line
  17. the teeth of a saw
  18. True
  19. diagonal lines
  20. a person standing tall
  21. a cut-here line
  22. vertical
  23. wavy line
  24. horizontal lines
  25. a table top
  26. wavy line
  27. spiral line
  28. a wavy line
  29. vertical lines
  30. True
  31. diagonal
  32. diagonal
  33. a snail shell
  34. curved lines
  35. a sleeping person
  36. False
  37. a spiral
  38. False
  39. False
  40. True

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