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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 799 · 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 spiral line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a lightning bolt (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a snail shell
  2. 2.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a standing tree trunk (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post
  3. 3.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a zigzag (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  6. 6.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  10. 10.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a table top (c) a leaning ladder (d) the edge of a calm sea
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a flag in the wind (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a coiled rope
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  13. 13.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a sleeping person (d) a person standing tall
  14. 14.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  18. 18.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  20. 20.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a wriggling snake (d) a snail shell
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  24. 24.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  25. 25.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a wriggling snake (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a tightly pulled rope
  27. 27.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  28. 28.True or false: ocean waves looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  30. 30.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a wavy line
  35. 35.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  40. 40.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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