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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 802 · 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 diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a leaning ladder (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a standing tree trunk
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a lightning bolt (c) a wriggling snake (d) a tightly pulled rope
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  5. 5.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) dashes on a road (c) a jalebi (d) ocean waves
  10. 10.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  13. 13.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  14. 14.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) ocean waves (b) a jalebi (c) a laser beam (d) the teeth of a saw
  17. 17.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  19. 19.True or false: ocean waves looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a falling tree (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
  21. 21.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag
  22. 22.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  24. 24.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a coiled rope
  26. 26.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a leaning ladder (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a standing tree trunk
  27. 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  29. 29.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  31. 31.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) ocean waves (c) dashes on a road (d) a wriggling snake
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  34. 34.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a tall lamp post (c) a table top (d) a falling tree
  35. 35.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a ruler’s edge (c) ocean waves (d) a coiled rope
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a laser beam (c) a jalebi (d) a wriggling snake
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a snail shell (c) ocean waves (d) a tightly pulled rope
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  40. 40.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a leaning ladder
  2. a tightly pulled rope
  3. diagonal lines
  4. zigzag lines
  5. False
  6. False
  7. vertical
  8. dotted or broken line
  9. a jalebi
  10. False
  11. False
  12. vertical
  13. zigzag line
  14. False
  15. wavy line
  16. a laser beam
  17. horizontal
  18. vertical lines
  19. False
  20. a standing tree trunk
  21. a spiral
  22. True
  23. horizontal
  24. True
  25. a row of pointy peaks
  26. the edge of a calm sea
  27. horizontal lines
  28. diagonal lines
  29. True
  30. zigzag line
  31. True
  32. dashes on a road
  33. straight line
  34. a falling tree
  35. diagonal
  36. a ruler’s edge
  37. a wriggling snake
  38. a snail shell
  39. zigzag lines
  40. False

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