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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 92 · 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 straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a lightning bolt (c) stitches on cloth (d) a laser beam
  2. 2.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  6. 6.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  9. 9.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  10. 10.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag (c) a dotted line (d) a spiral
  12. 12.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a zigzag line (c) a dotted line (d) a straight line
  13. 13.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  14. 14.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a falling tree
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  16. 16.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) stitches on cloth (c) dashes on a road (d) ocean waves
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a jalebi (d) a laser beam
  20. 20.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  21. 21.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a falling tree (c) a person standing tall (d) a tall lamp post
  22. 22.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  24. 24.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  27. 27.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a lightning bolt (c) a cut-here line (d) a flag in the wind
  31. 31.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  33. 33.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a falling tree (c) a tall lamp post (d) a table top
  34. 34.True or false: a snail shell looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  37. 37.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  40. 40.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a falling tree

Answer key

  1. a laser beam
  2. True
  3. curved lines
  4. dotted or broken line
  5. straight line
  6. False
  7. True
  8. horizontal lines
  9. vertical
  10. True
  11. a spiral
  12. a wavy line
  13. spiral line
  14. a person standing tall
  15. zigzag line
  16. vertical
  17. ocean waves
  18. diagonal lines
  19. a row of pointy peaks
  20. diagonal
  21. the edge of a calm sea
  22. False
  23. vertical lines
  24. horizontal
  25. zigzag lines
  26. horizontal lines
  27. False
  28. False
  29. straight line
  30. a flag in the wind
  31. False
  32. horizontal
  33. a table top
  34. False
  35. False
  36. diagonal
  37. True
  38. True
  39. curved lines
  40. a falling tree

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