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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 645 · 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 “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  2. 2.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a wavy line
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) ocean waves (c) a flag in the wind (d) a ruler’s edge
  4. 4.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a falling tree (c) a table top (d) a leaning ladder
  5. 5.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a spiral (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag
  6. 6.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a table top (c) a sleeping person (d) a tall lamp post
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  8. 8.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  9. 9.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) a wriggling snake (c) a ruler’s edge (d) the teeth of a saw
  11. 11.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a sleeping person (c) a playground slide (d) a standing tree trunk
  12. 12.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) stitches on cloth (c) a jalebi (d) a laser beam
  15. 15.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  16. 16.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a snail shell (b) a flag in the wind (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a tightly pulled rope
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) dashes on a road (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a flag in the wind
  20. 20.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  21. 21.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  25. 25.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a laser beam looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) stitches on cloth (c) a coiled rope (d) a row of pointy peaks
  29. 29.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  30. 30.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  33. 33.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a falling tree (d) a person standing tall
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  35. 35.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  36. 36.True or false: a snail shell looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  39. 39.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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