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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 657 · 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 snail shell look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  2. 2.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  4. 4.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a person standing tall (c) a playground slide (d) a sleeping person
  5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  9. 9.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a spiral
  10. 10.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  11. 11.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a straight line (c) a wavy line (d) a dotted line
  12. 12.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  13. 13.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  15. 15.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a table top (c) a person standing tall (d) a playground slide
  16. 16.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  17. 17.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a tall lamp post (d) a standing tree trunk
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  19. 19.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  21. 21.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a snail shell looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a jalebi (b) a cut-here line (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a flag in the wind
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  30. 30.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  31. 31.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a table top (d) a falling tree
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  33. 33.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  34. 34.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  35. 35.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) ocean waves (b) a flag in the wind (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a jalebi
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a cut-here line
  40. 40.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a table top (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post

Answer key

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

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