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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 426 · 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.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  2. 2.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) dashes on a road (c) ocean waves (d) a wriggling snake
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) a flag in the wind (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a wriggling snake
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  7. 7.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a person standing tall (c) a table top (d) the edge of a calm sea
  8. 8.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a coiled rope (c) a laser beam (d) a wriggling snake
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  11. 11.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) ocean waves (d) a ruler’s edge
  13. 13.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) a table top (d) the edge of a calm sea
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a wriggling snake (c) a coiled rope (d) a laser beam
  15. 15.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  16. 16.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  19. 19.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a sleeping person (c) a playground slide (d) a standing tree trunk
  20. 20.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  22. 22.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  23. 23.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a wavy line (c) a dotted line (d) a straight line
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  26. 26.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  33. 33.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  35. 35.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) stitches on cloth (c) a lightning bolt (d) a snail shell
  38. 38.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a tall lamp post (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line

Answer key

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

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