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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 435 · 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 is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a sleeping person (c) a playground slide (d) a standing tree trunk
  2. 2.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag line (c) a wavy line (d) a dotted line
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a jalebi (c) a snail shell (d) a tightly pulled rope
  5. 5.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  6. 6.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a falling tree (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a table top
  7. 7.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a jalebi (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a flag in the wind
  9. 9.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) a sleeping person
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a lightning bolt (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a wriggling snake
  13. 13.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  15. 15.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  17. 17.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a playground slide (c) a falling tree (d) a standing tree trunk
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) dashes on a road (c) a lightning bolt (d) ocean waves
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a coiled rope
  21. 21.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) a sleeping person
  22. 22.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  23. 23.True or false: a laser beam looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a jalebi (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a lightning bolt
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  26. 26.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a lightning bolt (c) a snail shell (d) a flag in the wind
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  30. 30.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a leaning ladder (c) a falling tree (d) a sleeping person
  31. 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  33. 33.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a snail shell (b) dashes on a road (c) a jalebi (d) ocean waves
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  37. 37.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  40. 40.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical

Answer key

  1. a playground slide
  2. a wavy line
  3. wavy line
  4. a row of pointy peaks
  5. vertical
  6. a falling tree
  7. horizontal
  8. the teeth of a saw
  9. a person standing tall
  10. vertical lines
  11. dotted or broken line
  12. a lightning bolt
  13. a table top
  14. vertical lines
  15. True
  16. horizontal
  17. a standing tree trunk
  18. straight line
  19. dashes on a road
  20. a coiled rope
  21. a leaning ladder
  22. vertical
  23. False
  24. a jalebi
  25. horizontal lines
  26. False
  27. False
  28. a flag in the wind
  29. zigzag line
  30. a sleeping person
  31. curved lines
  32. dotted or broken line
  33. False
  34. False
  35. ocean waves
  36. zigzag line
  37. True
  38. False
  39. horizontal lines
  40. horizontal

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