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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 857 · 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 zigzag line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a coiled rope (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) stitches on cloth
  2. 2.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a coiled rope (c) a snail shell (d) a lightning bolt
  6. 6.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  7. 7.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag (c) a spiral (d) a dotted line
  9. 9.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  12. 12.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  15. 15.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a lightning bolt (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) stitches on cloth
  21. 21.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) ocean waves
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a coiled rope (c) the teeth of a saw (d) dashes on a road
  24. 24.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  26. 26.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  27. 27.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  30. 30.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  31. 31.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) ocean waves (b) dashes on a road (c) a jalebi (d) a flag in the wind
  36. 36.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  38. 38.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a playground slide (d) a person standing tall

Answer key

  1. a row of pointy peaks
  2. the edge of a calm sea
  3. diagonal lines
  4. wavy line
  5. a lightning bolt
  6. vertical
  7. False
  8. a spiral
  9. False
  10. False
  11. vertical lines
  12. True
  13. True
  14. straight line
  15. True
  16. zigzag lines
  17. diagonal lines
  18. horizontal lines
  19. zigzag line
  20. stitches on cloth
  21. diagonal
  22. ocean waves
  23. the teeth of a saw
  24. False
  25. vertical
  26. vertical
  27. horizontal
  28. spiral line
  29. vertical lines
  30. diagonal
  31. False
  32. True
  33. True
  34. False
  35. dashes on a road
  36. False
  37. curved lines
  38. True
  39. True
  40. a sleeping person

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