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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 824 · 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 ruler’s edge looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) dashes on a road (c) a cut-here line (d) a jalebi
  4. 4.True or false: ocean waves looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  8. 8.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag (c) a spiral (d) a straight line
  10. 10.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a lightning bolt (d) a wriggling snake
  13. 13.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  14. 14.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  18. 18.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a leaning ladder (d) a falling tree
  19. 19.✏️ 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
  20. 20.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) a sleeping person
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a snail shell (d) ocean waves
  23. 23.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  26. 26.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  27. 27.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) stitches on cloth (c) a jalebi (d) a ruler’s edge
  29. 29.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a laser beam (c) a snail shell (d) a row of pointy peaks
  31. 31.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  33. 33.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  34. 34.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a coiled rope (c) a lightning bolt (d) ocean waves
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a laser beam (c) a snail shell (d) a tightly pulled rope
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  38. 38.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a sleeping person (c) a person standing tall (d) a leaning ladder
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. a jalebi
  4. False
  5. horizontal
  6. spiral line
  7. zigzag lines
  8. True
  9. a spiral
  10. False
  11. diagonal
  12. a wriggling snake
  13. diagonal
  14. False
  15. False
  16. True
  17. curved lines
  18. a person standing tall
  19. a wavy line
  20. a sleeping person
  21. straight line
  22. a snail shell
  23. True
  24. True
  25. wavy line
  26. horizontal
  27. False
  28. stitches on cloth
  29. vertical
  30. a row of pointy peaks
  31. vertical
  32. zigzag line
  33. vertical
  34. True
  35. ocean waves
  36. a lightning bolt
  37. dotted or broken line
  38. a leaning ladder
  39. diagonal lines
  40. horizontal lines

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