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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 81 · 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 a ruler’s edge look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  2. 2.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  4. 4.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag line (c) a straight line (d) a wavy line
  5. 5.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) a wriggling snake (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a ruler’s edge
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a lightning bolt (d) ocean waves
  9. 9.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a table top (d) a person standing tall
  10. 10.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a flag in the wind (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a laser beam
  12. 12.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) a table top
  13. 13.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a table top (c) a leaning ladder (d) a tall lamp post
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a jalebi (c) a ruler’s edge (d) stitches on cloth
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  17. 17.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  20. 20.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  21. 21.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  23. 23.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a snail shell (d) a cut-here line
  26. 26.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a spiral
  27. 27.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a tall lamp post (c) a table top (d) a playground slide
  28. 28.True or false: a laser beam looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  30. 30.True or false: a jalebi looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  34. 34.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  36. 36.True or false: a snail shell looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a jalebi (b) a coiled rope (c) a flag in the wind (d) dashes on a road

Answer key

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

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