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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 518 · 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.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag line (d) a wavy line
  2. 2.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  3. 3.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a table top (d) a falling tree
  4. 4.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a lightning bolt (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a jalebi
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  8. 8.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) the teeth of a saw (c) stitches on cloth (d) a ruler’s edge
  11. 11.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a tall lamp post (c) a playground slide (d) a sleeping person
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  13. 13.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a person standing tall (c) a sleeping person (d) a table top
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  18. 18.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  20. 20.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a playground slide (c) a sleeping person (d) a leaning ladder
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  23. 23.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a coiled rope (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a jalebi
  25. 25.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a wriggling snake (d) dashes on a road
  27. 27.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a spiral (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag
  28. 28.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a jalebi looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a playground slide (c) a table top (d) a tall lamp post
  33. 33.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  35. 35.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  38. 38.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  40. 40.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a wavy line
  2. horizontal
  3. a falling tree
  4. False
  5. a jalebi
  6. diagonal lines
  7. zigzag line
  8. True
  9. horizontal
  10. stitches on cloth
  11. a playground slide
  12. vertical lines
  13. False
  14. False
  15. True
  16. a person standing tall
  17. diagonal lines
  18. horizontal
  19. zigzag line
  20. a sleeping person
  21. spiral line
  22. zigzag lines
  23. diagonal
  24. ocean waves
  25. diagonal
  26. a wriggling snake
  27. a spiral
  28. False
  29. False
  30. False
  31. True
  32. a table top
  33. True
  34. spiral line
  35. vertical
  36. wavy line
  37. vertical lines
  38. False
  39. dotted or broken line
  40. False

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