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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 849 · 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 tightly pulled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a lightning bolt (c) ocean waves (d) stitches on cloth
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a wriggling snake (d) a cut-here line
  4. 4.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  5. 5.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a sleeping person (d) a person standing tall
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a snail shell (c) ocean waves (d) a cut-here line
  9. 9.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  10. 10.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a leaning ladder (c) a standing tree trunk (d) the edge of a calm sea
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  12. 12.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  15. 15.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a tall lamp post (c) a table top (d) a falling tree
  17. 17.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a wavy line (c) a zigzag line (d) a dotted line
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a laser beam (b) a coiled rope (c) a snail shell (d) a row of pointy peaks
  19. 19.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  21. 21.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  24. 24.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a falling tree (d) a playground slide
  25. 25.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a leaning ladder (c) a sleeping person (d) a tall lamp post
  26. 26.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  27. 27.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  29. 29.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  30. 30.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  31. 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  32. 32.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a spiral (d) a zigzag
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  35. 35.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  36. 36.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a playground slide (c) a sleeping person (d) the edge of a calm sea
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  39. 39.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a wriggling snake (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a row of pointy peaks

Answer key

  1. straight line
  2. stitches on cloth
  3. a wriggling snake
  4. vertical
  5. True
  6. False
  7. a person standing tall
  8. a tightly pulled rope
  9. horizontal
  10. the edge of a calm sea
  11. dotted or broken line
  12. False
  13. horizontal lines
  14. vertical lines
  15. True
  16. a table top
  17. a wavy line
  18. a laser beam
  19. diagonal
  20. curved lines
  21. True
  22. zigzag lines
  23. zigzag line
  24. a standing tree trunk
  25. a sleeping person
  26. horizontal
  27. True
  28. horizontal
  29. diagonal
  30. diagonal
  31. diagonal lines
  32. True
  33. a spiral
  34. spiral line
  35. horizontal
  36. a playground slide
  37. straight line
  38. zigzag line
  39. True
  40. a cut-here line

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