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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 842 · 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 ocean waves look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  2. 2.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  4. 4.📏 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
  5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  6. 6.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  8. 8.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a playground slide (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) stitches on cloth (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a wriggling snake
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a laser beam (c) ocean waves (d) a row of pointy peaks
  13. 13.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  14. 14.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  15. 15.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  19. 19.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a snail shell (c) ocean waves (d) a row of pointy peaks
  21. 21.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a falling tree (c) a table top (d) a leaning ladder
  23. 23.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) the edge of a calm sea
  24. 24.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  25. 25.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a flag in the wind (c) a coiled rope (d) a lightning bolt
  29. 29.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  30. 30.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a sleeping person (c) a falling tree (d) a person standing tall
  31. 31.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  32. 32.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) a sleeping person
  33. 33.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a zigzag line (c) a dotted line (d) a straight line
  35. 35.📏 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
  36. 36.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  40. 40.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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