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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 544 · 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.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a coiled rope (c) a cut-here line (d) a ruler’s edge
  4. 4.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a tall lamp post (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  5. 5.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a snail shell (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) ocean waves
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a snail shell (b) dashes on a road (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a flag in the wind
  9. 9.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a table top (c) a standing tree trunk (d) the edge of a calm sea
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  11. 11.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  13. 13.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  14. 14.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a coiled rope (c) a lightning bolt (d) a flag in the wind
  17. 17.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a tall lamp post (c) a table top (d) a falling tree
  18. 18.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  19. 19.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a jalebi (b) ocean waves (c) dashes on a road (d) a cut-here line
  21. 21.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  22. 22.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  24. 24.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a snail shell (c) stitches on cloth (d) dashes on a road
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  29. 29.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  30. 30.✏️ 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
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  33. 33.True or false: a jalebi looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  35. 35.True or false: a snail shell looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  37. 37.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a snail shell (d) stitches on cloth
  40. 40.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a playground slide (c) a person standing tall (d) a leaning ladder

Answer key

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

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