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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 648 · 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.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  2. 2.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a leaning ladder (c) a falling tree (d) a standing tree trunk
  3. 3.📏 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
  4. 4.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  5. 5.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a laser beam (c) dashes on a road (d) a jalebi
  10. 10.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a playground slide (c) a table top (d) the edge of a calm sea
  11. 11.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) stitches on cloth (c) the teeth of a saw (d) ocean waves
  15. 15.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) a sleeping person
  16. 16.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  17. 17.True or false: ocean waves looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  19. 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  20. 20.True or false: a jalebi looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  22. 22.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a falling tree (c) a table top (d) a playground slide
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) dashes on a road (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a laser beam
  25. 25.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag line
  26. 26.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  27. 27.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) zigzag 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) a jalebi (c) a snail shell (d) a tightly pulled rope
  30. 30.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a sleeping person (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a table top
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  32. 32.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a person standing tall
  34. 34.True or false: a laser beam looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a laser beam (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a flag in the wind (d) dashes on a road
  37. 37.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  40. 40.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. wavy line
  2. a standing tree trunk
  3. a spiral
  4. horizontal
  5. vertical
  6. horizontal lines
  7. diagonal lines
  8. straight line
  9. a row of pointy peaks
  10. a playground slide
  11. True
  12. False
  13. diagonal
  14. stitches on cloth
  15. a leaning ladder
  16. vertical
  17. False
  18. vertical
  19. curved lines
  20. False
  21. horizontal
  22. a person standing tall
  23. curved lines
  24. the teeth of a saw
  25. a wavy line
  26. vertical
  27. False
  28. wavy line
  29. a tightly pulled rope
  30. a falling tree
  31. dotted or broken line
  32. True
  33. the edge of a calm sea
  34. False
  35. spiral line
  36. dashes on a road
  37. True
  38. diagonal
  39. zigzag lines
  40. True

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