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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 814 · 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 coiled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  2. 2.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  3. 3.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a lightning bolt (c) dashes on a road (d) a flag in the wind
  5. 5.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) ocean waves (d) a snail shell
  8. 8.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a coiled rope (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a ruler’s edge
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) stitches on cloth (c) a flag in the wind (d) ocean waves
  12. 12.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a table top (c) a person standing tall (d) a falling tree
  13. 13.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  14. 14.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a laser beam (b) a snail shell (c) a lightning bolt (d) stitches on cloth
  17. 17.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  19. 19.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a wavy line
  21. 21.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  23. 23.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  25. 25.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) the teeth of a saw (c) dashes on a road (d) a lightning bolt
  27. 27.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a cut-here line (b) the teeth of a saw (c) ocean waves (d) a snail shell
  31. 31.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  33. 33.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  38. 38.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a falling tree (d) a leaning ladder
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  40. 40.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. spiral line
  2. the edge of a calm sea
  3. False
  4. a flag in the wind
  5. vertical
  6. vertical lines
  7. ocean waves
  8. False
  9. False
  10. a coiled rope
  11. stitches on cloth
  12. a falling tree
  13. dotted or broken line
  14. False
  15. horizontal
  16. a lightning bolt
  17. True
  18. zigzag lines
  19. True
  20. a wavy line
  21. diagonal
  22. dotted or broken line
  23. True
  24. zigzag line
  25. False
  26. a wriggling snake
  27. True
  28. curved lines
  29. zigzag line
  30. a snail shell
  31. False
  32. diagonal
  33. True
  34. False
  35. True
  36. diagonal lines
  37. curved lines
  38. a standing tree trunk
  39. horizontal lines
  40. False

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