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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 523 · 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.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  2. 2.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) dashes on a road (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) ocean waves
  4. 4.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a leaning ladder (c) a tall lamp post (d) a standing tree trunk
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a laser beam (b) the teeth of a saw (c) stitches on cloth (d) a ruler’s edge
  6. 6.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a playground slide (d) a leaning ladder
  8. 8.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag line (d) a dotted line
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  11. 11.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  12. 12.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  13. 13.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  15. 15.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a laser beam (c) a jalebi (d) the teeth of a saw
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) stitches on cloth (c) a lightning bolt (d) a flag in the wind
  20. 20.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  24. 24.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  25. 25.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) ocean waves (c) a coiled rope (d) dashes on a road
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  28. 28.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a playground slide (c) a person standing tall (d) a sleeping person
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  31. 31.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  35. 35.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) straight line

Answer key

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

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