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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 572 · 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 wriggling snake looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a table top (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a person standing tall
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a snail shell (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) the teeth of a saw
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a coiled rope (c) the teeth of a saw (d) dashes on a road
  5. 5.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a snail shell (c) a wriggling snake (d) a lightning bolt
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  9. 9.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag line
  10. 10.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a dotted line (c) a spiral (d) a straight line
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a laser beam (b) stitches on cloth (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a snail shell
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) stitches on cloth (d) a ruler’s edge
  13. 13.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  14. 14.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a table top (c) a playground slide (d) a sleeping person
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a snail shell (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a cut-here line
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  17. 17.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a tall lamp post (c) a person standing tall (d) a leaning ladder
  20. 20.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a playground slide (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a table top
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a flag in the wind (c) a jalebi (d) a ruler’s edge
  22. 22.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a lightning bolt (d) a laser beam
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  25. 25.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  27. 27.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  29. 29.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  31. 31.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  36. 36.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  37. 37.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a playground slide (c) a person standing tall (d) a tall lamp post
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  39. 39.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a table top
  3. the teeth of a saw
  4. a coiled rope
  5. True
  6. a snail shell
  7. zigzag lines
  8. spiral line
  9. a wavy line
  10. a spiral
  11. stitches on cloth
  12. a flag in the wind
  13. wavy line
  14. a tall lamp post
  15. a cut-here line
  16. vertical lines
  17. False
  18. False
  19. a leaning ladder
  20. a standing tree trunk
  21. a ruler’s edge
  22. diagonal
  23. a lightning bolt
  24. wavy line
  25. vertical
  26. curved lines
  27. False
  28. dotted or broken line
  29. False
  30. zigzag lines
  31. False
  32. True
  33. True
  34. horizontal lines
  35. straight line
  36. horizontal
  37. a playground slide
  38. vertical lines
  39. True
  40. False

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