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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 382 · 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 snail shell looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) a person standing tall
  3. 3.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a tall lamp post (c) a playground slide (d) a falling tree
  4. 4.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a laser beam (c) a flag in the wind (d) a cut-here line
  6. 6.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a snail shell (c) a laser beam (d) a row of pointy peaks
  8. 8.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  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.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  15. 15.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  17. 17.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a coiled rope (d) ocean waves
  19. 19.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  21. 21.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a spiral (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag
  22. 22.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a person standing tall (c) a falling tree (d) a leaning ladder
  23. 23.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  25. 25.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a falling tree (d) a tall lamp post
  27. 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  29. 29.✏️ 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
  30. 30.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  31. 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  33. 33.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  35. 35.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a ruler’s edge
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a laser beam (b) the teeth of a saw (c) ocean waves (d) a snail shell
  38. 38.True or false: a snail shell looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a wriggling snake (c) a flag in the wind (d) a jalebi

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a table top
  3. a tall lamp post
  4. False
  5. a flag in the wind
  6. True
  7. a cut-here line
  8. False
  9. diagonal
  10. spiral line
  11. horizontal lines
  12. dotted or broken line
  13. horizontal
  14. diagonal lines
  15. False
  16. vertical
  17. horizontal
  18. a row of pointy peaks
  19. True
  20. spiral line
  21. a spiral
  22. a person standing tall
  23. False
  24. horizontal
  25. True
  26. the edge of a calm sea
  27. vertical lines
  28. wavy line
  29. a wavy line
  30. vertical
  31. diagonal lines
  32. horizontal lines
  33. horizontal
  34. curved lines
  35. False
  36. the teeth of a saw
  37. a snail shell
  38. False
  39. False
  40. stitches on cloth

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