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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 604 · 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: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  4. 4.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) a snail shell (c) a lightning bolt (d) stitches on cloth
  7. 7.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a wavy line (d) a zigzag line
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  9. 9.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a standing tree trunk (d) the edge of a calm sea
  10. 10.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a playground slide (c) a tall lamp post (d) the edge of a calm sea
  12. 12.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a falling tree (c) a sleeping person (d) the edge of a calm sea
  14. 14.True or false: ocean waves looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a lightning bolt (c) a laser beam (d) a snail shell
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  20. 20.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a table top (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a person standing tall
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a jalebi (c) a coiled rope (d) a lightning bolt
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  26. 26.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a jalebi (b) stitches on cloth (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a row of pointy peaks
  28. 28.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag (c) a dotted line (d) a spiral
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a laser beam (b) a jalebi (c) dashes on a road (d) the teeth of a saw
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  33. 33.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  35. 35.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a tall lamp post (c) a person standing tall (d) a table top
  38. 38.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) ocean waves (c) a cut-here line (d) a tightly pulled rope
  40. 40.True or false: a laser beam looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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