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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 767 · 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 is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a sleeping person (d) a falling tree
  2. 2.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a cut-here line (c) a laser beam (d) a snail shell
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  5. 5.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a table top (c) a person standing tall (d) a standing tree trunk
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  7. 7.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a zigzag line (d) a wavy line
  9. 9.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  10. 10.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a lightning bolt (c) a flag in the wind (d) dashes on a road
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) ocean waves (c) a coiled rope (d) stitches on cloth
  13. 13.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a spiral
  14. 14.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a playground slide (d) a table top
  16. 16.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a table top (d) a leaning ladder
  17. 17.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  19. 19.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a laser beam (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a cut-here line
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) the teeth of a saw (c) ocean waves (d) a snail shell
  23. 23.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  26. 26.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  28. 28.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a laser beam looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a table top (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a falling tree
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  32. 32.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  35. 35.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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