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Types of Lines Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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