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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 493 · 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 dotted or broken line? (a) a jalebi (b) stitches on cloth (c) a flag in the wind (d) a row of pointy peaks
  2. 2.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  4. 4.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a coiled rope (b) dashes on a road (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a snail shell
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a flag in the wind (d) ocean waves
  7. 7.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a laser beam (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) stitches on cloth (d) the teeth of a saw
  9. 9.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a playground slide (d) a table top
  12. 12.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  14. 14.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  16. 16.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a coiled rope (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a tightly pulled rope
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  20. 20.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a spiral (d) a zigzag
  21. 21.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a ruler’s edge (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a wriggling snake
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a snail shell (d) a cut-here line
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a snail shell (b) a jalebi (c) a cut-here line (d) a row of pointy peaks
  28. 28.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  30. 30.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) a lightning bolt (c) a coiled rope (d) a wriggling snake
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a jalebi (c) the teeth of a saw (d) ocean waves
  33. 33.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a playground slide (d) a standing tree trunk
  34. 34.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a table top (c) a person standing tall (d) a leaning ladder
  36. 36.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  39. 39.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines

Answer key

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

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