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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 853 · 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 row of pointy peaks look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  2. 2.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  3. 3.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a snail shell
  5. 5.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a table top (c) a playground slide (d) a tall lamp post
  7. 7.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a snail shell (d) a jalebi
  10. 10.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  12. 12.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  13. 13.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a zigzag (d) a spiral
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) ocean waves (c) a cut-here line (d) a tightly pulled rope
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) stitches on cloth (d) a laser beam
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  19. 19.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  21. 21.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a wavy line (d) a zigzag line
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  23. 23.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a falling tree (d) a tall lamp post
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  25. 25.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  28. 28.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a snail shell looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a coiled rope (d) a wriggling snake
  33. 33.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  36. 36.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  38. 38.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) wavy line

Answer key

  1. zigzag line
  2. straight line
  3. False
  4. a ruler’s edge
  5. True
  6. a playground slide
  7. False
  8. True
  9. a lightning bolt
  10. True
  11. zigzag lines
  12. the edge of a calm sea
  13. True
  14. a spiral
  15. wavy line
  16. a tightly pulled rope
  17. stitches on cloth
  18. diagonal lines
  19. False
  20. diagonal
  21. a wavy line
  22. spiral line
  23. a table top
  24. wavy line
  25. True
  26. False
  27. horizontal
  28. True
  29. True
  30. False
  31. diagonal
  32. a coiled rope
  33. horizontal
  34. zigzag lines
  35. curved lines
  36. vertical
  37. spiral line
  38. True
  39. horizontal
  40. wavy line

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