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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 679 · 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) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  2. 2.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  3. 3.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a person standing tall (c) a sleeping person (d) a falling tree
  4. 4.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  5. 5.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a table top (d) a playground slide
  7. 7.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a tall lamp post (c) a falling tree (d) a person standing tall
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  9. 9.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  11. 11.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) dashes on a road (c) a cut-here line (d) ocean waves
  13. 13.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  17. 17.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) a falling tree (d) a table top
  18. 18.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  19. 19.True or false: a snail shell looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a laser beam (c) ocean waves (d) a lightning bolt
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a lightning bolt (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a wriggling snake
  22. 22.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  23. 23.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a spiral (d) a zigzag
  24. 24.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  26. 26.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a person standing tall (c) a falling tree (d) a playground slide
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  28. 28.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: ocean waves looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a wriggling snake (c) a flag in the wind (d) stitches on cloth
  33. 33.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a falling tree (c) a sleeping person (d) a tall lamp post
  34. 34.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a laser beam (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) stitches on cloth (d) a row of pointy peaks
  39. 39.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a wavy line (d) a zigzag line
  40. 40.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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