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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 520 · 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 zigzag line (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a wavy line
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a cut-here line (c) a flag in the wind (d) dashes on a road
  4. 4.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a person standing tall (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a playground slide
  5. 5.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a laser beam (c) a cut-here line (d) the teeth of a saw
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  8. 8.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  11. 11.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) a person standing tall (d) a falling tree
  13. 13.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  15. 15.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a zigzag (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  19. 19.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a cut-here line (d) a snail shell
  21. 21.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) a sleeping person (d) the edge of a calm sea
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a snail shell (c) a lightning bolt (d) dashes on a road
  23. 23.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a flag in the wind (c) a coiled rope (d) a row of pointy peaks
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  27. 27.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a playground slide (d) a table top
  29. 29.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  30. 30.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  32. 32.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  33. 33.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a person standing tall (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a playground slide
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a jalebi (b) a wriggling snake (c) a snail shell (d) a laser beam
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a cut-here line (d) a snail shell
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  37. 37.True or false: a laser beam looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a laser beam (b) ocean waves (c) a lightning bolt (d) a flag in the wind

Answer key

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

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