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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 399 · 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 laser beam looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  3. 3.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  4. 4.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  7. 7.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  9. 9.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a sleeping person (c) a table top (d) a leaning ladder
  12. 12.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag (c) a spiral (d) a straight line
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a cut-here line (c) ocean waves (d) a flag in the wind
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a coiled rope
  16. 16.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a laser beam (c) a flag in the wind (d) a jalebi
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) dashes on a road (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a coiled rope
  19. 19.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a sleeping person (c) a table top (d) a person standing tall
  21. 21.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a tall lamp post (c) a standing tree trunk (d) the edge of a calm sea
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a wriggling snake (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a flag in the wind
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) dashes on a road (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a snail shell
  25. 25.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  27. 27.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a tall lamp post (c) a sleeping person (d) a falling tree
  28. 28.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a jalebi (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) the teeth of a saw (d) stitches on cloth
  31. 31.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  34. 34.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  37. 37.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag line
  38. 38.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line

Answer key

  1. False
  2. horizontal lines
  3. diagonal
  4. True
  5. False
  6. diagonal
  7. True
  8. zigzag line
  9. True
  10. False
  11. a leaning ladder
  12. False
  13. a spiral
  14. a cut-here line
  15. a row of pointy peaks
  16. True
  17. a laser beam
  18. the teeth of a saw
  19. True
  20. a person standing tall
  21. the edge of a calm sea
  22. a coiled rope
  23. diagonal lines
  24. a snail shell
  25. horizontal
  26. zigzag lines
  27. a falling tree
  28. vertical
  29. wavy line
  30. stitches on cloth
  31. horizontal
  32. wavy line
  33. straight line
  34. False
  35. True
  36. straight line
  37. a wavy line
  38. False
  39. False
  40. spiral line

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