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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 709 · 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.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag line
  2. 2.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a cut-here line (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a flag in the wind
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  5. 5.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag (c) a dotted line (d) a spiral
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) dashes on a road (c) a wriggling snake (d) a laser beam
  9. 9.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a falling tree (c) a leaning ladder (d) a table top
  10. 10.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a standing tree trunk (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a falling tree
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a flag in the wind (c) a snail shell (d) a tightly pulled rope
  12. 12.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  14. 14.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  15. 15.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a playground slide (c) a tall lamp post (d) a standing tree trunk
  16. 16.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a tall lamp post (c) a table top (d) a leaning ladder
  18. 18.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a playground slide (c) a standing tree trunk (d) the edge of a calm sea
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  20. 20.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) stitches on cloth (c) a lightning bolt (d) a flag in the wind
  26. 26.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  28. 28.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
  29. 29.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  30. 30.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a sleeping person (d) a playground slide
  31. 31.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a playground slide (c) a table top (d) a falling tree
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a cut-here line (d) a jalebi
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  35. 35.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) a table top
  36. 36.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  39. 39.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a wavy line
  2. True
  3. a row of pointy peaks
  4. spiral line
  5. a spiral
  6. horizontal lines
  7. horizontal lines
  8. dashes on a road
  9. a person standing tall
  10. a standing tree trunk
  11. a snail shell
  12. True
  13. diagonal
  14. vertical
  15. a sleeping person
  16. True
  17. a tall lamp post
  18. the edge of a calm sea
  19. zigzag line
  20. False
  21. True
  22. horizontal
  23. zigzag lines
  24. straight line
  25. a lightning bolt
  26. True
  27. dotted or broken line
  28. a falling tree
  29. horizontal
  30. a playground slide
  31. False
  32. a table top
  33. a jalebi
  34. dotted or broken line
  35. a leaning ladder
  36. False
  37. False
  38. zigzag line
  39. True
  40. True

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