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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 822 · 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 zigzag line? (a) a laser beam (b) the teeth of a saw (c) ocean waves (d) a ruler’s edge
  2. 2.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a zigzag line (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  3. 3.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  4. 4.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a flag in the wind (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a lightning bolt
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  8. 8.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a wriggling snake (c) a ruler’s edge (d) ocean waves
  10. 10.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a falling tree (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a snail shell (b) a coiled rope (c) a flag in the wind (d) a row of pointy peaks
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a cut-here line (c) dashes on a road (d) a tightly pulled rope
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a wriggling snake (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a ruler’s edge
  16. 16.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  19. 19.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a falling tree (c) a person standing tall (d) a leaning ladder
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  21. 21.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a falling tree (c) a playground slide (d) a sleeping person
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a laser beam (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) ocean waves (d) a jalebi
  23. 23.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  24. 24.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a table top (d) a leaning ladder
  25. 25.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  27. 27.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  28. 28.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  30. 30.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  31. 31.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) dashes on a road (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a wriggling snake
  35. 35.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  37. 37.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  39. 39.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) a table top

Answer key

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

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