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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 718 · 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.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a zigzag line (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  3. 3.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  6. 6.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a playground slide (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a laser beam (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) dashes on a road (d) the teeth of a saw
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a wriggling snake (d) a row of pointy peaks
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a cut-here line (c) a wriggling snake (d) a lightning bolt
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a snail shell (b) ocean waves (c) a coiled rope (d) the teeth of a saw
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) dashes on a road (d) a ruler’s edge
  12. 12.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  14. 14.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a table top (c) a sleeping person (d) the edge of a calm sea
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  19. 19.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  21. 21.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  22. 22.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  23. 23.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  28. 28.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a spiral (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) dashes on a road (c) a lightning bolt (d) the teeth of a saw
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  36. 36.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  40. 40.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a wavy line
  3. False
  4. True
  5. horizontal
  6. the edge of a calm sea
  7. dashes on a road
  8. a row of pointy peaks
  9. a lightning bolt
  10. the teeth of a saw
  11. ocean waves
  12. True
  13. zigzag lines
  14. False
  15. False
  16. True
  17. a playground slide
  18. curved lines
  19. vertical
  20. curved lines
  21. diagonal
  22. horizontal
  23. False
  24. True
  25. True
  26. False
  27. vertical lines
  28. False
  29. True
  30. True
  31. a spiral
  32. dotted or broken line
  33. a wriggling snake
  34. dotted or broken line
  35. horizontal lines
  36. False
  37. spiral line
  38. zigzag line
  39. horizontal lines
  40. True

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