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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 509 · 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) stitches on cloth (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) ocean waves (d) a snail shell
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a wriggling snake (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a coiled rope
  3. 3.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a person standing tall (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
  5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  6. 6.📏 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
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  8. 8.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a sleeping person (c) a person standing tall (d) a table top
  9. 9.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a falling tree (d) a table top
  10. 10.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a laser beam (b) stitches on cloth (c) the teeth of a saw (d) dashes on a road
  12. 12.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  15. 15.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  17. 17.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a table top (c) a leaning ladder (d) a tall lamp post
  20. 20.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a flag in the wind (c) a snail shell (d) stitches on cloth
  22. 22.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  23. 23.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a zigzag line (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  25. 25.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  27. 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  28. 28.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  29. 29.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  31. 31.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  32. 32.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  34. 34.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a leaning ladder (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a falling tree
  35. 35.True or false: ocean waves looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a snail shell

Answer key

  1. stitches on cloth
  2. a row of pointy peaks
  3. False
  4. a leaning ladder
  5. vertical lines
  6. a spiral
  7. dotted or broken line
  8. a person standing tall
  9. a falling tree
  10. True
  11. the teeth of a saw
  12. True
  13. True
  14. wavy line
  15. True
  16. horizontal
  17. True
  18. True
  19. a table top
  20. horizontal
  21. a flag in the wind
  22. vertical
  23. False
  24. a wavy line
  25. True
  26. diagonal
  27. diagonal lines
  28. diagonal
  29. False
  30. dotted or broken line
  31. horizontal
  32. True
  33. vertical
  34. the edge of a calm sea
  35. False
  36. True
  37. vertical lines
  38. horizontal lines
  39. zigzag line
  40. a ruler’s edge

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