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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 397 · 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) ocean waves (b) a snail shell (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) stitches on cloth
  2. 2.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a wavy line (d) a zigzag line
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  4. 4.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  5. 5.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a leaning ladder (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a sleeping person
  6. 6.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a coiled rope (c) a laser beam (d) stitches on cloth
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  10. 10.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a playground slide (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a falling tree
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a ruler’s edge (d) stitches on cloth
  12. 12.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  14. 14.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  16. 16.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  17. 17.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) ocean waves (c) dashes on a road (d) the teeth of a saw
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a lightning bolt (c) a cut-here line (d) a laser beam
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) dashes on a road (c) a snail shell (d) a row of pointy peaks
  23. 23.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  24. 24.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  28. 28.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a person standing tall (c) a falling tree (d) a leaning ladder
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  31. 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) ocean waves (c) a wriggling snake (d) stitches on cloth
  33. 33.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  36. 36.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  37. 37.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: ocean waves looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a tightly pulled rope
  2. a wavy line
  3. zigzag line
  4. horizontal
  5. a leaning ladder
  6. a spiral
  7. dotted or broken line
  8. a coiled rope
  9. zigzag line
  10. the edge of a calm sea
  11. ocean waves
  12. True
  13. diagonal lines
  14. True
  15. vertical
  16. diagonal
  17. True
  18. True
  19. spiral line
  20. a snail shell
  21. a lightning bolt
  22. a row of pointy peaks
  23. horizontal
  24. False
  25. False
  26. vertical
  27. zigzag line
  28. True
  29. a person standing tall
  30. spiral line
  31. zigzag lines
  32. stitches on cloth
  33. diagonal
  34. spiral line
  35. curved lines
  36. diagonal lines
  37. False
  38. False
  39. False
  40. False

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