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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 634 · 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.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a snail shell (c) ocean waves (d) the teeth of a saw
  2. 2.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 snail shell
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  4. 4.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a falling tree (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a table top
  5. 5.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  6. 6.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a zigzag (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) ocean waves (c) stitches on cloth (d) the teeth of a saw
  9. 9.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
  11. 11.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  15. 15.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  17. 17.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a table top (c) a leaning ladder (d) a sleeping person
  18. 18.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a snail shell (c) a flag in the wind (d) the teeth of a saw
  21. 21.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  23. 23.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  25. 25.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a snail shell (b) a jalebi (c) ocean waves (d) stitches on cloth
  30. 30.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  33. 33.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a cut-here line (b) ocean waves (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a laser beam
  35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a snail shell (d) a coiled rope
  38. 38.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  39. 39.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a cut-here line (d) a flag in the wind

Answer key

  1. a snail shell
  2. a flag in the wind
  3. horizontal lines
  4. a table top
  5. horizontal
  6. True
  7. a spiral
  8. ocean waves
  9. True
  10. a falling tree
  11. vertical
  12. vertical lines
  13. curved lines
  14. straight line
  15. True
  16. curved lines
  17. a leaning ladder
  18. True
  19. True
  20. the teeth of a saw
  21. False
  22. horizontal
  23. True
  24. zigzag line
  25. True
  26. False
  27. True
  28. False
  29. stitches on cloth
  30. False
  31. dotted or broken line
  32. diagonal lines
  33. False
  34. a laser beam
  35. horizontal lines
  36. zigzag line
  37. a row of pointy peaks
  38. vertical
  39. True
  40. a lightning bolt

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