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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 639 · 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 lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  2. 2.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  4. 4.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  6. 6.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a leaning ladder (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a sleeping person
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a lightning bolt (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a cut-here line
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a ruler’s edge (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a row of pointy peaks
  9. 9.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  10. 10.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  12. 12.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  15. 15.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  17. 17.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  18. 18.True or false: a laser beam looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a snail shell looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  24. 24.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a playground slide (c) a person standing tall (d) a sleeping person
  25. 25.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a flag in the wind (d) a laser beam
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) ocean waves (b) stitches on cloth (c) a flag in the wind (d) a ruler’s edge
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  31. 31.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  33. 33.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a snail shell (c) a flag in the wind (d) a laser beam
  35. 35.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  37. 37.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a falling tree (c) a tall lamp post (d) a person standing tall
  38. 38.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. diagonal lines
  2. wavy line
  3. wavy line
  4. True
  5. vertical lines
  6. a sleeping person
  7. a cut-here line
  8. a wriggling snake
  9. vertical
  10. True
  11. zigzag lines
  12. True
  13. True
  14. zigzag line
  15. diagonal
  16. zigzag lines
  17. diagonal
  18. False
  19. False
  20. False
  21. straight line
  22. horizontal lines
  23. spiral line
  24. a playground slide
  25. horizontal
  26. diagonal lines
  27. a laser beam
  28. dotted or broken line
  29. a ruler’s edge
  30. zigzag line
  31. True
  32. straight line
  33. diagonal
  34. a flag in the wind
  35. True
  36. vertical
  37. a table top
  38. False
  39. True
  40. True

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