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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 396 · 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.✏️ 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
  2. 2.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a jalebi (d) stitches on cloth
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a laser beam (c) a wriggling snake (d) dashes on a road
  5. 5.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a falling tree (d) a person standing tall
  6. 6.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) dashes on a road (d) a tightly pulled rope
  8. 8.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a lightning bolt (c) a coiled rope (d) ocean waves
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a lightning bolt (d) a ruler’s edge
  14. 14.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a playground slide (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a leaning ladder
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  18. 18.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a jalebi (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) ocean waves (d) a tightly pulled rope
  22. 22.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a dotted line (c) a spiral (d) a straight line
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  25. 25.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  28. 28.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  30. 30.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  31. 31.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a tall lamp post (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a sleeping person
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a laser beam (b) a coiled rope (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a cut-here line
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a laser beam (d) a ruler’s edge
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  37. 37.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  38. 38.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines

Answer key

  1. a wavy line
  2. vertical
  3. a ruler’s edge
  4. a laser beam
  5. the edge of a calm sea
  6. True
  7. a row of pointy peaks
  8. False
  9. diagonal
  10. vertical lines
  11. wavy line
  12. a lightning bolt
  13. a cut-here line
  14. a standing tree trunk
  15. dotted or broken line
  16. curved lines
  17. spiral line
  18. False
  19. zigzag line
  20. zigzag line
  21. a tightly pulled rope
  22. False
  23. a spiral
  24. horizontal lines
  25. True
  26. True
  27. zigzag line
  28. True
  29. spiral line
  30. horizontal
  31. True
  32. a sleeping person
  33. zigzag lines
  34. a coiled rope
  35. the teeth of a saw
  36. straight line
  37. vertical
  38. True
  39. straight line
  40. diagonal lines

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