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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 49 · 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 looks like a wavy line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a cut-here line (c) stitches on cloth (d) a flag in the wind
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a laser beam (b) a flag in the wind (c) stitches on cloth (d) ocean waves
  3. 3.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  6. 6.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  9. 9.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a playground slide (c) a table top (d) a person standing tall
  10. 10.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  11. 11.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  13. 13.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  14. 14.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  17. 17.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a wriggling snake (c) ocean waves (d) a ruler’s edge
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  21. 21.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  23. 23.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📏 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
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) a cut-here line (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a jalebi
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a jalebi (c) a laser beam (d) ocean waves
  27. 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  30. 30.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a playground slide (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a leaning ladder
  31. 31.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  34. 34.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  37. 37.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  38. 38.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a falling tree (d) a table top
  39. 39.True or false: ocean waves looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a jalebi (b) dashes on a road (c) a wriggling snake (d) stitches on cloth

Answer key

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

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