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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 461 · 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.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  2. 2.True or false: a snail shell looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a table top (c) a person standing tall (d) a tall lamp post
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a jalebi (b) a snail shell (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) stitches on cloth
  6. 6.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  8. 8.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  10. 10.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag line
  11. 11.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  12. 12.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a wriggling snake (c) a laser beam (d) a snail shell
  17. 17.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a jalebi (c) ocean waves (d) a laser beam
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  22. 22.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a wriggling snake (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a lightning bolt
  24. 24.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  25. 25.True or false: a snail shell looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  27. 27.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a falling tree (d) a standing tree trunk
  28. 28.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a coiled rope (c) a cut-here line (d) a jalebi
  32. 32.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a jalebi (c) a lightning bolt (d) a cut-here line
  36. 36.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) the edge of a calm sea
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  38. 38.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  40. 40.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal

Answer key

  1. straight line
  2. False
  3. a table top
  4. diagonal lines
  5. stitches on cloth
  6. horizontal
  7. dotted or broken line
  8. True
  9. wavy line
  10. a wavy line
  11. horizontal
  12. False
  13. False
  14. False
  15. False
  16. a laser beam
  17. False
  18. spiral line
  19. zigzag line
  20. a jalebi
  21. dotted or broken line
  22. False
  23. a lightning bolt
  24. vertical
  25. False
  26. diagonal
  27. a falling tree
  28. False
  29. False
  30. wavy line
  31. a cut-here line
  32. vertical
  33. zigzag lines
  34. vertical lines
  35. a ruler’s edge
  36. a tall lamp post
  37. spiral line
  38. horizontal
  39. horizontal lines
  40. diagonal

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