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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 556 · 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 zigzag line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a wriggling snake (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a flag in the wind
  2. 2.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  4. 4.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  6. 6.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  8. 8.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) ocean waves (c) a flag in the wind (d) a tightly pulled rope
  11. 11.📏 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
  12. 12.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a lightning bolt (c) a laser beam (d) a ruler’s edge
  14. 14.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  19. 19.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  20. 20.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  22. 22.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  24. 24.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a jalebi (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a flag in the wind
  28. 28.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a table top (c) a leaning ladder (d) a tall lamp post
  30. 30.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) a playground slide (d) the edge of a calm sea
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  32. 32.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a playground slide (c) a person standing tall (d) a standing tree trunk
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) a lightning bolt (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) ocean waves
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a snail shell (d) a tightly pulled rope
  36. 36.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag line (c) a wavy line (d) a dotted line
  37. 37.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag
  39. 39.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines

Answer key

  1. a row of pointy peaks
  2. a leaning ladder
  3. spiral line
  4. False
  5. dotted or broken line
  6. True
  7. horizontal
  8. False
  9. straight line
  10. a tightly pulled rope
  11. straight line
  12. diagonal
  13. a lightning bolt
  14. True
  15. a sleeping person
  16. diagonal lines
  17. dotted or broken line
  18. spiral line
  19. vertical
  20. horizontal
  21. zigzag line
  22. True
  23. wavy line
  24. False
  25. False
  26. horizontal
  27. stitches on cloth
  28. True
  29. a tall lamp post
  30. a playground slide
  31. zigzag line
  32. a table top
  33. a snail shell
  34. horizontal lines
  35. ocean waves
  36. a wavy line
  37. False
  38. a spiral
  39. True
  40. curved lines

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