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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 846 · 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 wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) dashes on a road (c) ocean waves (d) a snail shell
  3. 3.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag line
  4. 4.True or false: a jalebi looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a playground slide (c) a falling tree (d) a sleeping person
  6. 6.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  7. 7.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a table top (c) a person standing tall (d) a leaning ladder
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a jalebi (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) the teeth of a saw
  10. 10.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a tall lamp post (c) a standing tree trunk (d) the edge of a calm sea
  11. 11.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a tall lamp post (c) a leaning ladder (d) a table top
  13. 13.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  14. 14.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a laser beam (c) stitches on cloth (d) ocean waves
  16. 16.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  18. 18.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a coiled rope (c) a snail shell (d) a flag in the wind
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a jalebi (c) a lightning bolt (d) stitches on cloth
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  23. 23.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a jalebi (b) a coiled rope (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a row of pointy peaks
  28. 28.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a ruler’s edge (c) dashes on a road (d) a coiled rope
  30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  31. 31.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a coiled rope
  34. 34.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) a falling tree
  36. 36.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  38. 38.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line

Answer key

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

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