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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 41 · 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 tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a ruler’s edge (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a jalebi
  4. 4.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  5. 5.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a person standing tall (c) a leaning ladder (d) the edge of a calm sea
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a cut-here line (d) ocean waves
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a jalebi (b) dashes on a road (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a cut-here line
  11. 11.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a snail shell (b) a cut-here line (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a coiled rope
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  15. 15.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  16. 16.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a playground slide (d) a standing tree trunk
  17. 17.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  20. 20.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a jalebi (b) a wriggling snake (c) a lightning bolt (d) ocean waves
  22. 22.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a sleeping person (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a standing tree trunk
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a wriggling snake (d) a row of pointy peaks
  26. 26.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  27. 27.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  31. 31.📏 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
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  33. 33.True or false: a laser beam looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a playground slide (c) a falling tree (d) a sleeping person
  35. 35.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) ocean waves (b) stitches on cloth (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a snail shell
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  38. 38.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a sleeping person (d) a leaning ladder
  39. 39.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a wavy line (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  40. 40.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. diagonal lines
  3. the teeth of a saw
  4. horizontal
  5. False
  6. the edge of a calm sea
  7. curved lines
  8. a tightly pulled rope
  9. wavy line
  10. a jalebi
  11. False
  12. dotted or broken line
  13. a cut-here line
  14. vertical lines
  15. horizontal
  16. a playground slide
  17. True
  18. vertical
  19. dotted or broken line
  20. True
  21. a lightning bolt
  22. True
  23. a standing tree trunk
  24. straight line
  25. a wriggling snake
  26. vertical
  27. False
  28. False
  29. diagonal
  30. straight line
  31. a spiral
  32. vertical lines
  33. False
  34. a sleeping person
  35. vertical
  36. stitches on cloth
  37. horizontal lines
  38. a leaning ladder
  39. a wavy line
  40. True

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