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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 665 · 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 the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) ocean waves (b) dashes on a road (c) a wriggling snake (d) a laser beam
  3. 3.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) ocean waves (b) a flag in the wind (c) stitches on cloth (d) a ruler’s edge
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  8. 8.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a wavy line (d) a zigzag line
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  10. 10.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a spiral (c) a zigzag (d) a straight line
  11. 11.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  13. 13.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  14. 14.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) dashes on a road (c) a snail shell (d) a ruler’s edge
  17. 17.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
  18. 18.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a lightning bolt
  20. 20.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  21. 21.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  22. 22.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a snail shell (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a tightly pulled rope
  25. 25.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a leaning ladder
  26. 26.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  27. 27.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  29. 29.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a wriggling snake (c) ocean waves (d) a coiled rope
  31. 31.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  35. 35.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a sleeping person (c) a person standing tall (d) a playground slide
  37. 37.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  39. 39.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a table top (c) a falling tree (d) a person standing tall
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line

Answer key

  1. zigzag line
  2. a laser beam
  3. False
  4. True
  5. wavy line
  6. stitches on cloth
  7. diagonal lines
  8. a wavy line
  9. wavy line
  10. a spiral
  11. vertical
  12. spiral line
  13. straight line
  14. True
  15. horizontal
  16. a ruler’s edge
  17. a tall lamp post
  18. False
  19. a flag in the wind
  20. diagonal
  21. vertical
  22. True
  23. diagonal
  24. a snail shell
  25. a leaning ladder
  26. vertical
  27. True
  28. straight line
  29. horizontal
  30. a coiled rope
  31. False
  32. horizontal
  33. vertical lines
  34. dotted or broken line
  35. True
  36. a sleeping person
  37. False
  38. vertical lines
  39. a table top
  40. zigzag line

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