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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 62 · 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.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  2. 2.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  5. 5.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a spiral (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag
  6. 6.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  9. 9.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  11. 11.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a jalebi (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) dashes on a road
  13. 13.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a cut-here line (b) dashes on a road (c) a coiled rope (d) a wriggling snake
  15. 15.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  17. 17.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a lightning bolt (c) a jalebi (d) the teeth of a saw
  20. 20.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a falling tree (c) a sleeping person (d) a standing tree trunk
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  22. 22.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a falling tree (c) a table top (d) the edge of a calm sea
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  24. 24.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  26. 26.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  28. 28.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a tall lamp post (c) a table top (d) a leaning ladder
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  30. 30.True or false: a laser beam looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  33. 33.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a cut-here line (b) dashes on a road (c) a lightning bolt (d) a snail shell
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  37. 37.True or false: a snail shell looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a wavy line (c) a zigzag line (d) a straight line
  39. 39.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. diagonal
  2. diagonal
  3. diagonal lines
  4. vertical lines
  5. a spiral
  6. False
  7. dotted or broken line
  8. wavy line
  9. True
  10. vertical lines
  11. False
  12. dashes on a road
  13. True
  14. a coiled rope
  15. horizontal lines
  16. dotted or broken line
  17. False
  18. horizontal
  19. a tightly pulled rope
  20. a sleeping person
  21. spiral line
  22. a standing tree trunk
  23. zigzag line
  24. horizontal
  25. zigzag lines
  26. vertical
  27. zigzag line
  28. a table top
  29. spiral line
  30. False
  31. diagonal
  32. horizontal lines
  33. False
  34. horizontal
  35. a snail shell
  36. spiral line
  37. False
  38. a wavy line
  39. False
  40. False

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