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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 421 · 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.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a snail shell (c) a cut-here line (d) a tightly pulled rope
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  4. 4.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a laser beam (c) a jalebi (d) a lightning bolt
  6. 6.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a falling tree (d) a person standing tall
  7. 7.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a sleeping person (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a standing tree trunk
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  13. 13.True or false: a jalebi looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  15. 15.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  16. 16.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  19. 19.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  22. 22.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a sleeping person (d) a leaning ladder
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a wriggling snake (c) a lightning bolt (d) ocean waves
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a coiled rope (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a ruler’s edge
  25. 25.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  28. 28.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  31. 31.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a spiral (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a jalebi (c) a flag in the wind (d) a lightning bolt
  33. 33.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  36. 36.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a wavy line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag line
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) ocean waves (b) a ruler’s edge (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a jalebi
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a ruler’s edge (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a snail shell
  40. 40.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. horizontal
  2. a tightly pulled rope
  3. curved lines
  4. diagonal
  5. a lightning bolt
  6. the edge of a calm sea
  7. True
  8. True
  9. True
  10. a falling tree
  11. spiral line
  12. vertical lines
  13. False
  14. diagonal lines
  15. vertical
  16. True
  17. horizontal
  18. zigzag line
  19. vertical
  20. zigzag lines
  21. zigzag lines
  22. a sleeping person
  23. a coiled rope
  24. a ruler’s edge
  25. True
  26. horizontal
  27. dotted or broken line
  28. True
  29. zigzag line
  30. straight line
  31. a spiral
  32. a flag in the wind
  33. vertical
  34. dotted or broken line
  35. dotted or broken line
  36. a wavy line
  37. a jalebi
  38. straight line
  39. a snail shell
  40. False

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