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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 664 · 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 ruler’s edge look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  2. 2.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  3. 3.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a tall lamp post (c) a sleeping person (d) a leaning ladder
  5. 5.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a laser beam looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  9. 9.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a snail shell (b) stitches on cloth (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a lightning bolt
  12. 12.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a cut-here line (d) a ruler’s edge
  14. 14.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a wavy line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag line
  15. 15.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a tall lamp post (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a falling tree
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  17. 17.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  18. 18.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a table top (c) a playground slide (d) a standing tree trunk
  19. 19.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a spiral (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag
  20. 20.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  23. 23.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a coiled rope (b) ocean waves (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a row of pointy peaks
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  28. 28.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  31. 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  32. 32.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a snail shell (c) stitches on cloth (d) ocean waves
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a laser beam (c) dashes on a road (d) a jalebi
  35. 35.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  37. 37.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a jalebi (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a cut-here line
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) ocean waves (b) a snail shell (c) a laser beam (d) a cut-here line

Answer key

  1. straight line
  2. horizontal
  3. False
  4. a tall lamp post
  5. True
  6. False
  7. False
  8. vertical
  9. False
  10. diagonal lines
  11. stitches on cloth
  12. False
  13. a lightning bolt
  14. a wavy line
  15. a sleeping person
  16. curved lines
  17. horizontal
  18. a playground slide
  19. a spiral
  20. True
  21. False
  22. vertical lines
  23. False
  24. diagonal
  25. horizontal lines
  26. a coiled rope
  27. spiral line
  28. diagonal
  29. dotted or broken line
  30. wavy line
  31. vertical lines
  32. True
  33. a snail shell
  34. the teeth of a saw
  35. False
  36. diagonal
  37. True
  38. spiral line
  39. a jalebi
  40. a cut-here line

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