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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 414 · 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 row of pointy peaks looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a lightning bolt (c) the teeth of a saw (d) dashes on a road
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  4. 4.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a tall lamp post (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a sleeping person
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  7. 7.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  8. 8.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a straight line (c) a wavy line (d) a dotted line
  9. 9.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  12. 12.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  13. 13.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  17. 17.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a jalebi (c) a ruler’s edge (d) the teeth of a saw
  20. 20.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  22. 22.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a laser beam (d) a flag in the wind
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a wriggling snake (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a laser beam
  26. 26.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a playground slide (c) a sleeping person (d) a person standing tall
  29. 29.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  34. 34.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) ocean waves (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a wriggling snake (d) a coiled rope
  36. 36.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a wriggling snake (d) stitches on cloth
  38. 38.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag (d) a spiral
  39. 39.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) ocean waves (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a jalebi

Answer key

  1. False
  2. dashes on a road
  3. zigzag line
  4. False
  5. a tall lamp post
  6. straight line
  7. vertical
  8. a wavy line
  9. False
  10. False
  11. vertical lines
  12. diagonal
  13. True
  14. vertical
  15. straight line
  16. zigzag lines
  17. False
  18. False
  19. the teeth of a saw
  20. False
  21. spiral line
  22. horizontal
  23. zigzag line
  24. a flag in the wind
  25. a wriggling snake
  26. False
  27. False
  28. a sleeping person
  29. True
  30. True
  31. True
  32. horizontal
  33. curved lines
  34. horizontal
  35. a coiled rope
  36. horizontal
  37. a ruler’s edge
  38. a spiral
  39. diagonal
  40. a jalebi

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