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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 563 · 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.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a snail shell (c) a flag in the wind (d) a lightning bolt
  5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  6. 6.True or false: ocean waves looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a playground slide
  8. 8.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a straight line (c) a spiral (d) a dotted line
  9. 9.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a playground slide (d) a sleeping person
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  13. 13.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a table top (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a leaning ladder
  14. 14.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  15. 15.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  16. 16.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag line (d) a wavy line
  17. 17.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  18. 18.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a sleeping person (c) a person standing tall (d) a tall lamp post
  19. 19.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  21. 21.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  22. 22.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  24. 24.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) a ruler’s edge (c) ocean waves (d) dashes on a road
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  29. 29.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  31. 31.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  34. 34.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  37. 37.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  40. 40.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. zigzag line
  2. horizontal lines
  3. wavy line
  4. a snail shell
  5. vertical lines
  6. False
  7. the edge of a calm sea
  8. a spiral
  9. True
  10. a sleeping person
  11. curved lines
  12. zigzag line
  13. a leaning ladder
  14. diagonal
  15. horizontal lines
  16. a wavy line
  17. diagonal
  18. a falling tree
  19. True
  20. vertical lines
  21. horizontal
  22. False
  23. straight line
  24. True
  25. horizontal
  26. ocean waves
  27. dotted or broken line
  28. dotted or broken line
  29. False
  30. horizontal
  31. True
  32. True
  33. zigzag lines
  34. False
  35. True
  36. straight line
  37. False
  38. spiral line
  39. zigzag lines
  40. True

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