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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 466 · 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 person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  4. 4.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  5. 5.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a spiral (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a snail shell (d) a tightly pulled rope
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a flag in the wind (c) dashes on a road (d) a lightning bolt
  8. 8.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) the teeth of a saw (c) ocean waves (d) a flag in the wind
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  11. 11.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  13. 13.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a table top (d) a tall lamp post
  15. 15.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  16. 16.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag line (c) a dotted line (d) a wavy line
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a cut-here line (c) stitches on cloth (d) a row of pointy peaks
  18. 18.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a playground slide (d) a leaning ladder
  19. 19.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a sleeping person (d) a leaning ladder
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  22. 22.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  23. 23.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  27. 27.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a playground slide (c) a table top (d) a falling tree
  28. 28.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a table top (c) a person standing tall (d) a tall lamp post
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  32. 32.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a snail shell (c) a wriggling snake (d) the teeth of a saw
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  36. 36.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  37. 37.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a sleeping person (d) a leaning ladder
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  40. 40.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. zigzag lines
  3. dotted or broken line
  4. diagonal
  5. a spiral
  6. a row of pointy peaks
  7. a lightning bolt
  8. False
  9. a snail shell
  10. spiral line
  11. horizontal
  12. straight line
  13. False
  14. a tall lamp post
  15. vertical
  16. a wavy line
  17. a coiled rope
  18. the edge of a calm sea
  19. False
  20. a sleeping person
  21. diagonal lines
  22. vertical
  23. True
  24. horizontal
  25. dotted or broken line
  26. zigzag lines
  27. a person standing tall
  28. True
  29. False
  30. a table top
  31. spiral line
  32. True
  33. True
  34. a ruler’s edge
  35. wavy line
  36. horizontal
  37. a leaning ladder
  38. spiral line
  39. diagonal lines
  40. True

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