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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 670 · 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 lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  2. 2.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  4. 4.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  6. 6.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) dashes on a road (b) ocean waves (c) a jalebi (d) a snail shell
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a jalebi (b) stitches on cloth (c) a flag in the wind (d) a cut-here line
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a snail shell (b) ocean waves (c) a laser beam (d) a cut-here line
  10. 10.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  12. 12.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  14. 14.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  15. 15.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  16. 16.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a snail shell (c) dashes on a road (d) a ruler’s edge
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a coiled rope (b) ocean waves (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a flag in the wind
  20. 20.True or false: ocean waves looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) a table top (d) a falling tree
  22. 22.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) stitches on cloth (c) a wriggling snake (d) a jalebi
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a cut-here line (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a jalebi
  25. 25.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  29. 29.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  33. 33.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  34. 34.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a jalebi (c) a lightning bolt (d) a snail shell
  36. 36.True or false: a laser beam looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📏 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
  39. 39.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal

Answer key

  1. curved lines
  2. horizontal
  3. dotted or broken line
  4. False
  5. vertical lines
  6. horizontal
  7. ocean waves
  8. a flag in the wind
  9. a cut-here line
  10. True
  11. horizontal lines
  12. False
  13. vertical
  14. vertical
  15. diagonal
  16. False
  17. spiral line
  18. a lightning bolt
  19. a coiled rope
  20. False
  21. a table top
  22. False
  23. a row of pointy peaks
  24. a jalebi
  25. True
  26. vertical lines
  27. straight line
  28. diagonal lines
  29. False
  30. False
  31. spiral line
  32. wavy line
  33. horizontal
  34. False
  35. a wriggling snake
  36. False
  37. False
  38. a spiral
  39. True
  40. vertical

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