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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 877 · 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 flag in the wind look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  2. 2.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  4. 4.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a lightning bolt (d) a jalebi
  6. 6.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  9. 9.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) stitches on cloth (c) a snail shell (d) a ruler’s edge
  13. 13.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  15. 15.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a jalebi (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a laser beam
  17. 17.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  22. 22.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a sleeping person (d) a table top
  23. 23.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a cut-here line (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a snail shell
  25. 25.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a leaning ladder (c) a sleeping person (d) a person standing tall
  26. 26.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  28. 28.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  30. 30.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a sleeping person (c) a falling tree (d) a table top
  31. 31.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  32. 32.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a falling tree (c) a sleeping person (d) a tall lamp post
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  36. 36.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  37. 37.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  38. 38.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  39. 39.📏 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
  40. 40.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. wavy line
  2. False
  3. diagonal
  4. False
  5. a jalebi
  6. horizontal
  7. curved lines
  8. straight line
  9. False
  10. True
  11. zigzag lines
  12. a ruler’s edge
  13. False
  14. straight line
  15. True
  16. dashes on a road
  17. True
  18. zigzag line
  19. wavy line
  20. diagonal lines
  21. zigzag line
  22. a falling tree
  23. False
  24. a snail shell
  25. a leaning ladder
  26. False
  27. zigzag lines
  28. False
  29. diagonal lines
  30. a person standing tall
  31. horizontal
  32. a tall lamp post
  33. spiral line
  34. zigzag line
  35. horizontal lines
  36. diagonal
  37. horizontal
  38. diagonal
  39. a spiral
  40. True

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