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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 781 · 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 lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  2. 2.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  3. 3.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a dotted line (c) a spiral (d) a straight line
  4. 4.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  6. 6.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a tall lamp post (d) a playground slide
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  9. 9.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a tall lamp post (d) a falling tree
  12. 12.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a laser beam (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a jalebi (d) a lightning bolt
  15. 15.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag line (c) a wavy line (d) a dotted line
  17. 17.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  23. 23.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  24. 24.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  27. 27.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a laser beam (c) a jalebi (d) the teeth of a saw
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) stitches on cloth (c) a lightning bolt (d) a wriggling snake
  32. 32.True or false: a jalebi looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  36. 36.True or false: a jalebi looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) stitches on cloth (c) a lightning bolt (d) a jalebi
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) dashes on a road (c) a coiled rope (d) the teeth of a saw
  39. 39.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a person standing tall (c) a falling tree (d) a leaning ladder

Answer key

  1. vertical lines
  2. horizontal
  3. a spiral
  4. False
  5. spiral line
  6. True
  7. a playground slide
  8. horizontal lines
  9. True
  10. False
  11. a tall lamp post
  12. False
  13. vertical
  14. a jalebi
  15. True
  16. a wavy line
  17. False
  18. False
  19. False
  20. False
  21. diagonal lines
  22. straight line
  23. diagonal
  24. diagonal
  25. zigzag line
  26. zigzag lines
  27. False
  28. zigzag line
  29. the teeth of a saw
  30. wavy line
  31. a lightning bolt
  32. False
  33. False
  34. True
  35. horizontal
  36. False
  37. stitches on cloth
  38. dashes on a road
  39. True
  40. a person standing tall

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