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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 696 · 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) stitches on cloth (b) dashes on a road (c) a wriggling snake (d) a lightning bolt
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  4. 4.True or false: a snail shell looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  6. 6.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a playground slide (c) a table top (d) a person standing tall
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  9. 9.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  12. 12.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  14. 14.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a falling tree (c) a playground slide (d) a leaning ladder
  15. 15.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) ocean waves (b) a lightning bolt (c) a snail shell (d) the teeth of a saw
  17. 17.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  19. 19.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag line (d) a wavy line
  20. 20.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  22. 22.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  25. 25.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  27. 27.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  30. 30.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  31. 31.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a person standing tall (c) a table top (d) a leaning ladder
  32. 32.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  34. 34.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag (c) a spiral (d) a straight line
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) stitches on cloth (c) a snail shell (d) a ruler’s edge
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a jalebi (d) a ruler’s edge
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  38. 38.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a jalebi (c) ocean waves (d) a wriggling snake

Answer key

  1. a lightning bolt
  2. diagonal lines
  3. spiral line
  4. False
  5. diagonal
  6. True
  7. a person standing tall
  8. horizontal lines
  9. True
  10. True
  11. curved lines
  12. False
  13. dotted or broken line
  14. the edge of a calm sea
  15. False
  16. a snail shell
  17. False
  18. horizontal lines
  19. a wavy line
  20. True
  21. dotted or broken line
  22. False
  23. False
  24. zigzag line
  25. True
  26. diagonal
  27. True
  28. a leaning ladder
  29. zigzag lines
  30. vertical
  31. a table top
  32. True
  33. diagonal
  34. a spiral
  35. stitches on cloth
  36. a ruler’s edge
  37. vertical lines
  38. vertical
  39. wavy line
  40. a jalebi

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