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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 529 · 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 lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  2. 2.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a table top (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a sleeping person
  3. 3.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) the teeth of a saw (c) dashes on a road (d) ocean waves
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  9. 9.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  10. 10.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  11. 11.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  13. 13.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a coiled rope (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a laser beam
  15. 15.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  18. 18.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a person standing tall (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a table top
  19. 19.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a dotted line (c) a spiral (d) a straight line
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) ocean waves (b) a flag in the wind (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a coiled rope
  23. 23.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a snail shell (d) a lightning bolt
  27. 27.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a dotted line (c) a zigzag line (d) a straight line
  28. 28.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a tall lamp post (c) a sleeping person (d) a table top
  29. 29.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) a tall lamp post
  31. 31.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  33. 33.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  36. 36.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a standing tree trunk (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line

Answer key

  1. vertical lines
  2. a standing tree trunk
  3. diagonal
  4. zigzag line
  5. ocean waves
  6. wavy line
  7. wavy line
  8. dotted or broken line
  9. horizontal
  10. vertical
  11. False
  12. curved lines
  13. vertical
  14. a cut-here line
  15. True
  16. True
  17. spiral line
  18. a falling tree
  19. False
  20. True
  21. a spiral
  22. a tightly pulled rope
  23. False
  24. zigzag line
  25. horizontal lines
  26. a lightning bolt
  27. a wavy line
  28. a tall lamp post
  29. True
  30. a leaning ladder
  31. False
  32. horizontal lines
  33. False
  34. False
  35. zigzag lines
  36. True
  37. True
  38. the edge of a calm sea
  39. zigzag lines
  40. zigzag line

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