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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 376 · 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 wavy line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a wriggling snake (d) dashes on a road
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  3. 3.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a dotted line (c) a wavy line (d) a straight line
  4. 4.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  5. 5.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a jalebi (c) dashes on a road (d) a tightly pulled rope
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a lightning bolt (c) a snail shell (d) a wriggling snake
  8. 8.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  9. 9.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a falling tree (c) a tall lamp post (d) a table top
  10. 10.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a flag in the wind
  12. 12.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a person standing tall (d) a tall lamp post
  13. 13.True or false: a jalebi looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a snail shell (d) a jalebi
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a laser beam (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a cut-here line (d) a lightning bolt
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  18. 18.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  20. 20.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a snail shell (d) a laser beam
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  24. 24.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  25. 25.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a spiral
  27. 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  28. 28.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  29. 29.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a table top (d) a tall lamp post
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  34. 34.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a playground slide (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a table top
  35. 35.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a leaning ladder (d) a tall lamp post
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  40. 40.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a wriggling snake
  2. vertical lines
  3. a wavy line
  4. diagonal
  5. False
  6. a jalebi
  7. a snail shell
  8. vertical
  9. a tall lamp post
  10. True
  11. dashes on a road
  12. a falling tree
  13. False
  14. a row of pointy peaks
  15. zigzag line
  16. a cut-here line
  17. zigzag line
  18. False
  19. diagonal lines
  20. False
  21. False
  22. a laser beam
  23. curved lines
  24. diagonal
  25. False
  26. a spiral
  27. curved lines
  28. vertical
  29. False
  30. a table top
  31. straight line
  32. diagonal lines
  33. dotted or broken line
  34. a playground slide
  35. False
  36. False
  37. a leaning ladder
  38. wavy line
  39. horizontal lines
  40. True

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