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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 711 · 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 straight line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a wriggling snake (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a row of pointy peaks
  2. 2.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a tall lamp post (c) a sleeping person (d) the edge of a calm sea
  3. 3.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) dashes on a road
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  7. 7.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a table top (d) a playground slide
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  9. 9.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a laser beam (b) a snail shell (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a cut-here line
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a jalebi (c) ocean waves (d) a tightly pulled rope
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a snail shell (c) a flag in the wind (d) a laser beam
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a laser beam (b) stitches on cloth (c) a flag in the wind (d) the teeth of a saw
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  17. 17.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a playground slide (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a sleeping person
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  19. 19.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  21. 21.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  23. 23.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a sleeping person (d) a falling tree
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a snail shell
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a ruler’s edge (c) dashes on a road (d) a jalebi
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a cut-here line (d) a ruler’s edge
  27. 27.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a snail shell (c) a lightning bolt (d) a laser beam
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a snail shell (b) a laser beam (c) ocean waves (d) a row of pointy peaks
  31. 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  32. 32.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a lightning bolt (c) a ruler’s edge (d) stitches on cloth
  35. 35.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag line (c) a dotted line (d) a wavy line
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  38. 38.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag
  39. 39.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  40. 40.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a tightly pulled rope
  2. a tall lamp post
  3. True
  4. horizontal
  5. a flag in the wind
  6. zigzag line
  7. a playground slide
  8. zigzag lines
  9. diagonal
  10. a snail shell
  11. ocean waves
  12. vertical lines
  13. dashes on a road
  14. horizontal lines
  15. the teeth of a saw
  16. wavy line
  17. a sleeping person
  18. curved lines
  19. True
  20. diagonal
  21. diagonal
  22. dotted or broken line
  23. a person standing tall
  24. a wriggling snake
  25. a jalebi
  26. a cut-here line
  27. True
  28. True
  29. a lightning bolt
  30. a row of pointy peaks
  31. horizontal lines
  32. False
  33. straight line
  34. a ruler’s edge
  35. False
  36. a wavy line
  37. zigzag line
  38. a spiral
  39. vertical
  40. False

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