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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 379 · 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 tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a jalebi (d) the teeth of a saw
  5. 5.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag (c) a spiral (d) a dotted line
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a cut-here line (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a wriggling snake
  9. 9.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  10. 10.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  13. 13.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a wriggling snake (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a snail shell
  18. 18.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) dashes on a road (c) a lightning bolt (d) a coiled rope
  22. 22.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a falling tree (d) a person standing tall
  23. 23.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  25. 25.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a sleeping person (c) a playground slide (d) a table top
  26. 26.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) the teeth of a saw (d) stitches on cloth
  28. 28.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a falling tree (c) a table top (d) a person standing tall
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  31. 31.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  33. 33.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  35. 35.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a jalebi (b) dashes on a road (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a coiled rope
  38. 38.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a snail shell (c) a ruler’s edge (d) the teeth of a saw

Answer key

  1. True
  2. zigzag lines
  3. diagonal lines
  4. a jalebi
  5. True
  6. False
  7. a spiral
  8. a row of pointy peaks
  9. vertical
  10. True
  11. dotted or broken line
  12. dotted or broken line
  13. False
  14. True
  15. False
  16. zigzag line
  17. a snail shell
  18. False
  19. zigzag line
  20. zigzag line
  21. a lightning bolt
  22. the edge of a calm sea
  23. True
  24. horizontal lines
  25. a standing tree trunk
  26. False
  27. stitches on cloth
  28. a table top
  29. vertical lines
  30. vertical lines
  31. horizontal
  32. zigzag lines
  33. vertical
  34. wavy line
  35. horizontal
  36. spiral line
  37. dashes on a road
  38. True
  39. dotted or broken line
  40. the teeth of a saw

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