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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 487 · 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 laser beam look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  2. 2.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  5. 5.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  6. 6.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a table top (c) a sleeping person (d) a person standing tall
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) ocean waves (c) a lightning bolt (d) a coiled rope
  10. 10.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a leaning ladder (c) a sleeping person (d) a falling tree
  12. 12.True or false: a snail shell looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  14. 14.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a lightning bolt (c) stitches on cloth (d) a wriggling snake
  16. 16.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a spiral (c) a zigzag (d) a dotted line
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a jalebi (b) ocean waves (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a cut-here line
  21. 21.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a playground slide (c) a tall lamp post (d) a person standing tall
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  24. 24.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) stitches on cloth
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  31. 31.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag line (c) a straight line (d) a wavy line
  33. 33.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a playground slide
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  35. 35.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) ocean waves (c) stitches on cloth (d) a coiled rope
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a cut-here line (d) a ruler’s edge
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  40. 40.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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