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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 537 · 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 “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  2. 2.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a laser beam (b) a flag in the wind (c) a snail shell (d) the teeth of a saw
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a lightning bolt (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a coiled rope
  5. 5.True or false: ocean waves looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  7. 7.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a person standing tall (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a sleeping person
  8. 8.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  10. 10.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  11. 11.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a sleeping person (c) a person standing tall (d) a falling tree
  12. 12.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post
  13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  14. 14.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  16. 16.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  18. 18.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a playground slide (d) a tall lamp post
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  21. 21.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a wavy line
  22. 22.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  24. 24.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) ocean waves (b) a laser beam (c) stitches on cloth (d) a cut-here line
  27. 27.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a jalebi (c) ocean waves (d) stitches on cloth
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a snail shell
  30. 30.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a playground slide (d) a table top
  31. 31.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a snail shell looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📏 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
  34. 34.📏 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
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  36. 36.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  37. 37.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  38. 38.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  39. 39.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a wriggling snake (d) a ruler’s edge

Answer key

  1. curved lines
  2. wavy line
  3. a snail shell
  4. a lightning bolt
  5. False
  6. vertical
  7. a person standing tall
  8. horizontal
  9. zigzag lines
  10. vertical
  11. a falling tree
  12. a tall lamp post
  13. horizontal lines
  14. True
  15. spiral line
  16. True
  17. zigzag lines
  18. True
  19. a playground slide
  20. straight line
  21. a wavy line
  22. True
  23. diagonal
  24. diagonal
  25. zigzag line
  26. a laser beam
  27. False
  28. a jalebi
  29. a tightly pulled rope
  30. a standing tree trunk
  31. True
  32. False
  33. dotted or broken line
  34. a spiral
  35. spiral line
  36. horizontal lines
  37. diagonal
  38. vertical
  39. False
  40. a wriggling snake

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