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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 800 · 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.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  2. 2.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  4. 4.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  6. 6.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a falling tree (c) a sleeping person (d) a tall lamp post
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  8. 8.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  9. 9.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  10. 10.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a leaning ladder (c) a tall lamp post (d) a table top
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a tightly pulled rope
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a jalebi (b) ocean waves (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a cut-here line
  13. 13.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  15. 15.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  17. 17.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  19. 19.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  22. 22.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  24. 24.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  26. 26.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: ocean waves looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  34. 34.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  36. 36.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a falling tree (c) a person standing tall (d) a tall lamp post
  37. 37.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a snail shell (d) a lightning bolt
  40. 40.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a spiral (d) a zigzag

Answer key

  1. zigzag line
  2. True
  3. vertical lines
  4. False
  5. diagonal
  6. a tall lamp post
  7. zigzag lines
  8. diagonal
  9. horizontal
  10. a leaning ladder
  11. a row of pointy peaks
  12. ocean waves
  13. vertical
  14. diagonal lines
  15. horizontal lines
  16. straight line
  17. False
  18. horizontal
  19. True
  20. True
  21. vertical lines
  22. False
  23. vertical
  24. True
  25. diagonal lines
  26. False
  27. True
  28. False
  29. False
  30. False
  31. False
  32. False
  33. diagonal
  34. True
  35. spiral line
  36. a falling tree
  37. False
  38. horizontal lines
  39. a ruler’s edge
  40. a spiral

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