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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 813 · 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.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a sleeping person (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  4. 4.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  7. 7.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a falling tree (c) a sleeping person (d) a tall lamp post
  10. 10.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a wriggling snake (c) the teeth of a saw (d) dashes on a road
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  15. 15.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  18. 18.True or false: a laser beam looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a wriggling snake (c) a cut-here line (d) ocean waves
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a jalebi (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a tightly pulled rope
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a coiled rope (c) a lightning bolt (d) a wriggling snake
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  24. 24.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a tall lamp post (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a table top
  25. 25.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a tall lamp post (d) a table top
  26. 26.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  27. 27.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  29. 29.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a tall lamp post (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a falling tree
  30. 30.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  31. 31.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  32. 32.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a wavy line (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag line
  34. 34.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  37. 37.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a flag in the wind (c) a ruler’s edge (d) the teeth of a saw
  40. 40.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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