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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 547 · 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 of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a ruler’s edge (c) the teeth of a saw (d) dashes on a road
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a jalebi (d) dashes on a road
  3. 3.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  5. 5.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) dashes on a road (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a row of pointy peaks
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a ruler’s edge (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a row of pointy peaks
  9. 9.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a falling tree (d) a person standing tall
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  12. 12.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  14. 14.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  17. 17.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  18. 18.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a laser beam (c) stitches on cloth (d) a lightning bolt
  21. 21.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  23. 23.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  24. 24.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) a standing tree trunk
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  28. 28.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a coiled rope (c) a lightning bolt (d) a tightly pulled rope
  30. 30.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a spiral
  31. 31.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  32. 32.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a table top (c) a sleeping person (d) the edge of a calm sea
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  36. 36.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a leaning ladder (d) a falling tree
  37. 37.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) ocean waves (c) a flag in the wind (d) a tightly pulled rope
  40. 40.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. dashes on a road
  2. a jalebi
  3. True
  4. dotted or broken line
  5. horizontal
  6. zigzag lines
  7. a tightly pulled rope
  8. a ruler’s edge
  9. True
  10. a falling tree
  11. zigzag line
  12. True
  13. vertical
  14. False
  15. diagonal
  16. straight line
  17. horizontal
  18. False
  19. True
  20. a lightning bolt
  21. True
  22. vertical lines
  23. diagonal
  24. a standing tree trunk
  25. zigzag line
  26. spiral line
  27. wavy line
  28. False
  29. a coiled rope
  30. a spiral
  31. vertical
  32. True
  33. a tall lamp post
  34. zigzag lines
  35. spiral line
  36. the edge of a calm sea
  37. True
  38. horizontal
  39. a snail shell
  40. True

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