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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 392 · 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 straight line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a ruler’s edge (d) ocean waves
  2. 2.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  6. 6.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a lightning bolt (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a laser beam
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a snail shell (c) a wriggling snake (d) a laser beam
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  10. 10.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  11. 11.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a wavy line
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  14. 14.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  17. 17.True or false: a jalebi looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a person standing tall (c) a table top (d) a sleeping person
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  20. 20.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a jalebi (c) a coiled rope (d) a laser beam
  22. 22.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a playground slide (c) a leaning ladder (d) a falling tree
  26. 26.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  28. 28.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a snail shell looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  31. 31.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a jalebi (c) a cut-here line (d) a ruler’s edge
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a cut-here line (d) a snail shell
  34. 34.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  36. 36.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a cut-here line (c) ocean waves (d) the teeth of a saw
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines

Answer key

  1. a ruler’s edge
  2. True
  3. horizontal
  4. vertical lines
  5. spiral line
  6. vertical
  7. a lightning bolt
  8. a wriggling snake
  9. zigzag line
  10. diagonal
  11. a wavy line
  12. spiral line
  13. diagonal lines
  14. True
  15. zigzag line
  16. diagonal lines
  17. False
  18. a person standing tall
  19. wavy line
  20. False
  21. ocean waves
  22. True
  23. False
  24. False
  25. a standing tree trunk
  26. True
  27. vertical
  28. True
  29. False
  30. straight line
  31. a leaning ladder
  32. a jalebi
  33. a cut-here line
  34. True
  35. diagonal
  36. False
  37. False
  38. horizontal
  39. the teeth of a saw
  40. horizontal lines

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