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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 810 · 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 wavy line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a snail shell (c) a flag in the wind (d) a coiled rope
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a snail shell (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) the teeth of a saw
  3. 3.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  4. 4.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  5. 5.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  6. 6.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  12. 12.True or false: ocean waves looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a lightning bolt (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a ruler’s edge
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  15. 15.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a leaning ladder (c) a sleeping person (d) a standing tree trunk
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a jalebi (c) a lightning bolt (d) dashes on a road
  17. 17.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  20. 20.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  23. 23.📏 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
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  25. 25.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a wriggling snake (c) a lightning bolt (d) a row of pointy peaks
  27. 27.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  30. 30.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  34. 34.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a wavy line (d) a zigzag line
  35. 35.True or false: ocean waves looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  37. 37.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  39. 39.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a flag in the wind
  2. a tightly pulled rope
  3. diagonal
  4. horizontal
  5. diagonal
  6. True
  7. horizontal
  8. wavy line
  9. wavy line
  10. spiral line
  11. zigzag line
  12. False
  13. a ruler’s edge
  14. zigzag line
  15. a sleeping person
  16. dashes on a road
  17. False
  18. True
  19. vertical
  20. False
  21. spiral line
  22. straight line
  23. a spiral
  24. zigzag lines
  25. horizontal
  26. a wriggling snake
  27. True
  28. dotted or broken line
  29. dotted or broken line
  30. True
  31. False
  32. diagonal
  33. horizontal lines
  34. a wavy line
  35. False
  36. wavy line
  37. vertical
  38. diagonal lines
  39. False
  40. False

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