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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 666 · 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 of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a lightning bolt (c) a cut-here line (d) stitches on cloth
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  3. 3.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a person standing tall (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a tall lamp post
  6. 6.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) a falling tree (d) a standing tree trunk
  7. 7.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  10. 10.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  12. 12.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  14. 14.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  18. 18.✏️ 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
  19. 19.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a lightning bolt (d) a snail shell
  21. 21.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a laser beam (d) a jalebi
  24. 24.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  25. 25.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a table top (c) a falling tree (d) the edge of a calm sea
  26. 26.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📏 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
  28. 28.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a tall lamp post (c) a sleeping person (d) a leaning ladder
  29. 29.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  30. 30.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  31. 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  37. 37.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  39. 39.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a lightning bolt
  2. horizontal lines
  3. True
  4. False
  5. the edge of a calm sea
  6. a standing tree trunk
  7. False
  8. straight line
  9. dotted or broken line
  10. False
  11. vertical
  12. True
  13. zigzag lines
  14. False
  15. diagonal
  16. spiral line
  17. zigzag line
  18. a wavy line
  19. False
  20. ocean waves
  21. True
  22. diagonal lines
  23. a jalebi
  24. diagonal
  25. a falling tree
  26. False
  27. a spiral
  28. a sleeping person
  29. horizontal
  30. horizontal
  31. horizontal lines
  32. zigzag line
  33. diagonal lines
  34. spiral line
  35. straight line
  36. dotted or broken line
  37. vertical
  38. zigzag line
  39. True
  40. False

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