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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 636 · 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 coiled rope (b) ocean waves (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a laser beam
  2. 2.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  3. 3.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  5. 5.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a zigzag line (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a lightning bolt (c) a jalebi (d) a ruler’s edge
  7. 7.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) a person standing tall (d) a playground slide
  8. 8.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  9. 9.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  10. 10.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) a standing tree trunk
  11. 11.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  12. 12.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  14. 14.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  15. 15.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  17. 17.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  19. 19.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  21. 21.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a lightning bolt (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a ruler’s edge
  23. 23.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a falling tree (c) a tall lamp post (d) a playground slide
  24. 24.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a spiral (c) a zigzag (d) a straight line
  25. 25.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a snail shell (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a tightly pulled rope
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a coiled rope (c) a flag in the wind (d) the teeth of a saw
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  29. 29.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  32. 32.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a sleeping person (c) a falling tree (d) a table top
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) ocean waves (b) a snail shell (c) a lightning bolt (d) a cut-here line
  34. 34.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a sleeping person (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a standing tree trunk
  35. 35.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a wriggling snake (c) stitches on cloth (d) a laser beam
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines

Answer key

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

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