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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 565 · 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 a coiled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  3. 3.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a laser beam
  5. 5.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  6. 6.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  8. 8.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  10. 10.True or false: a snail shell looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a laser beam (b) dashes on a road (c) a coiled rope (d) a lightning bolt
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a lightning bolt (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a snail shell
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  18. 18.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  20. 20.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a sleeping person (d) a person standing tall
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) ocean waves (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a cut-here line
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a cut-here line (c) a laser beam (d) the teeth of a saw
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  26. 26.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  27. 27.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  29. 29.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  30. 30.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  33. 33.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag line (c) a straight line (d) a wavy line
  35. 35.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  36. 36.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
  38. 38.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  40. 40.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. spiral line
  2. horizontal lines
  3. True
  4. a laser beam
  5. horizontal
  6. False
  7. vertical lines
  8. vertical
  9. vertical lines
  10. False
  11. True
  12. False
  13. zigzag line
  14. a coiled rope
  15. a snail shell
  16. horizontal lines
  17. curved lines
  18. vertical
  19. dotted or broken line
  20. False
  21. False
  22. a leaning ladder
  23. a cut-here line
  24. the teeth of a saw
  25. straight line
  26. diagonal
  27. False
  28. diagonal
  29. horizontal
  30. False
  31. True
  32. horizontal
  33. True
  34. a wavy line
  35. vertical
  36. False
  37. a standing tree trunk
  38. horizontal
  39. diagonal lines
  40. True

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