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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 847 · 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 dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) stitches on cloth (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a wriggling snake
  2. 2.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a laser beam (d) a cut-here line
  6. 6.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) a table top
  7. 7.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag (c) a straight line (d) a spiral
  8. 8.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a tall lamp post (c) a person standing tall (d) a sleeping person
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a coiled rope (c) ocean waves (d) the teeth of a saw
  10. 10.True or false: a laser beam looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  12. 12.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) dashes on a road (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a flag in the wind
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) dashes on a road (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a laser beam (d) a coiled rope
  15. 15.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a tall lamp post (c) a playground slide (d) a sleeping person
  16. 16.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a tall lamp post (c) a falling tree (d) a sleeping person
  17. 17.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  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.✏️ 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
  20. 20.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  22. 22.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  24. 24.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  26. 26.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  30. 30.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  35. 35.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a lightning bolt (c) a wriggling snake (d) a snail shell
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a snail shell (d) a coiled rope
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  39. 39.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a person standing tall (d) a falling tree
  40. 40.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. stitches on cloth
  2. straight line
  3. diagonal lines
  4. zigzag lines
  5. a cut-here line
  6. a standing tree trunk
  7. a spiral
  8. a sleeping person
  9. the teeth of a saw
  10. False
  11. curved lines
  12. False
  13. a flag in the wind
  14. a coiled rope
  15. a playground slide
  16. a tall lamp post
  17. diagonal
  18. vertical
  19. a wavy line
  20. True
  21. vertical
  22. False
  23. horizontal lines
  24. False
  25. spiral line
  26. False
  27. False
  28. vertical
  29. wavy line
  30. True
  31. False
  32. horizontal
  33. zigzag line
  34. diagonal lines
  35. False
  36. a ruler’s edge
  37. a row of pointy peaks
  38. curved lines
  39. a falling tree
  40. True

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