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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 484 · 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 lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  3. 3.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) a table top
  4. 4.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a sleeping person (c) a person standing tall (d) a playground slide
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  6. 6.True or false: a snail shell looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  8. 8.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) the teeth of a saw (c) dashes on a road (d) a row of pointy peaks
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a flag in the wind (d) dashes on a road
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) ocean waves (b) a snail shell (c) a wriggling snake (d) a cut-here line
  13. 13.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  19. 19.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  21. 21.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) a tall lamp post
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) stitches on cloth (c) ocean waves (d) a laser beam
  25. 25.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  27. 27.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a straight line (c) a spiral (d) a dotted line
  28. 28.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  30. 30.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  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.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a jalebi (b) a wriggling snake (c) a lightning bolt (d) a ruler’s edge
  36. 36.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a wavy line
  38. 38.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a lightning bolt (c) a flag in the wind (d) a snail shell
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines

Answer key

  1. True
  2. straight line
  3. a table top
  4. a person standing tall
  5. straight line
  6. False
  7. diagonal
  8. False
  9. a ruler’s edge
  10. zigzag line
  11. dashes on a road
  12. a cut-here line
  13. True
  14. True
  15. False
  16. vertical lines
  17. zigzag line
  18. spiral line
  19. True
  20. straight line
  21. a tall lamp post
  22. zigzag line
  23. wavy line
  24. a laser beam
  25. vertical
  26. diagonal lines
  27. a spiral
  28. True
  29. wavy line
  30. False
  31. vertical lines
  32. zigzag lines
  33. vertical
  34. spiral line
  35. a wriggling snake
  36. False
  37. a wavy line
  38. False
  39. a flag in the wind
  40. curved lines

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