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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 531 · 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) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  2. 2.True or false: a jalebi looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  4. 4.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) the edge of a calm sea
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) dashes on a road (b) ocean waves (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) stitches on cloth
  7. 7.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a playground slide (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a laser beam (b) a wriggling snake (c) stitches on cloth (d) a lightning bolt
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a snail shell (c) a jalebi (d) a cut-here line
  10. 10.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) dashes on a road (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a flag in the wind
  13. 13.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  14. 14.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag (c) a straight line (d) a spiral
  15. 15.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  17. 17.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a table top (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a playground slide
  21. 21.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  23. 23.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  24. 24.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  26. 26.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a table top (c) a falling tree (d) a sleeping person
  27. 27.✏️ 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
  28. 28.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  30. 30.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  31. 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  32. 32.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) a person standing tall
  33. 33.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a wriggling snake (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a tightly pulled rope
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a snail shell (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) stitches on cloth
  40. 40.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal

Answer key

  1. vertical lines
  2. False
  3. diagonal
  4. a standing tree trunk
  5. wavy line
  6. ocean waves
  7. a playground slide
  8. a lightning bolt
  9. a cut-here line
  10. False
  11. wavy line
  12. the teeth of a saw
  13. horizontal
  14. a spiral
  15. True
  16. zigzag line
  17. False
  18. True
  19. False
  20. a tall lamp post
  21. diagonal
  22. horizontal lines
  23. vertical
  24. False
  25. spiral line
  26. a person standing tall
  27. a wavy line
  28. False
  29. straight line
  30. vertical
  31. zigzag lines
  32. a table top
  33. False
  34. curved lines
  35. a tightly pulled rope
  36. wavy line
  37. horizontal lines
  38. spiral line
  39. a row of pointy peaks
  40. diagonal

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