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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 887 · 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) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  2. 2.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a straight line (c) a wavy line (d) a dotted line
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) dashes on a road (c) a jalebi (d) a snail shell
  4. 4.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a falling tree (c) a sleeping person (d) a tall lamp post
  5. 5.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) a falling tree
  6. 6.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a lightning bolt (d) a cut-here line
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  10. 10.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  11. 11.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a jalebi (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) ocean waves (d) a ruler’s edge
  13. 13.True or false: a snail shell looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  16. 16.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  17. 17.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a laser beam (c) a wriggling snake (d) a lightning bolt
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a coiled rope
  21. 21.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  23. 23.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a lightning bolt (d) dashes on a road
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) dashes on a road (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a cut-here line (d) a coiled rope
  28. 28.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a snail shell (c) a flag in the wind (d) ocean waves
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a wriggling snake (c) a jalebi (d) a cut-here line
  33. 33.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  34. 34.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  36. 36.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a tall lamp post (c) a leaning ladder (d) a table top
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  39. 39.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a sleeping person (c) a falling tree (d) a person standing tall
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines

Answer key

  1. straight line
  2. a wavy line
  3. ocean waves
  4. a tall lamp post
  5. a standing tree trunk
  6. a spiral
  7. a cut-here line
  8. zigzag lines
  9. diagonal lines
  10. vertical
  11. False
  12. a ruler’s edge
  13. False
  14. curved lines
  15. spiral line
  16. horizontal
  17. True
  18. vertical
  19. a lightning bolt
  20. a row of pointy peaks
  21. True
  22. vertical lines
  23. True
  24. straight line
  25. wavy line
  26. a wriggling snake
  27. a coiled rope
  28. False
  29. diagonal
  30. a snail shell
  31. straight line
  32. a jalebi
  33. diagonal
  34. False
  35. diagonal lines
  36. True
  37. a leaning ladder
  38. vertical lines
  39. a falling tree
  40. horizontal lines

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