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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 720 · 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) ocean waves (b) a coiled rope (c) a flag in the wind (d) a ruler’s edge
  2. 2.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a coiled rope (c) a laser beam (d) a flag in the wind
  4. 4.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) the teeth of a saw (c) ocean waves (d) a tightly pulled rope
  6. 6.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  8. 8.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  9. 9.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  11. 11.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a wavy line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag line
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  13. 13.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) dashes on a road (d) a ruler’s edge
  16. 16.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  18. 18.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a laser beam looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a spiral (d) a zigzag
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  22. 22.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a tall lamp post (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a table top
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  24. 24.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  27. 27.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) a table top
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  31. 31.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a playground slide (c) a person standing tall (d) a sleeping person
  34. 34.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  38. 38.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) a tall lamp post
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  40. 40.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) a person standing tall

Answer key

  1. a ruler’s edge
  2. zigzag line
  3. a flag in the wind
  4. vertical
  5. the teeth of a saw
  6. True
  7. diagonal
  8. diagonal
  9. False
  10. horizontal
  11. a wavy line
  12. vertical lines
  13. horizontal
  14. curved lines
  15. a coiled rope
  16. True
  17. dotted or broken line
  18. False
  19. False
  20. a spiral
  21. vertical lines
  22. a tall lamp post
  23. zigzag lines
  24. True
  25. spiral line
  26. straight line
  27. a leaning ladder
  28. horizontal lines
  29. zigzag line
  30. diagonal lines
  31. True
  32. True
  33. a person standing tall
  34. False
  35. False
  36. wavy line
  37. diagonal lines
  38. the edge of a calm sea
  39. spiral line
  40. a table top

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