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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 945 · 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 lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  2. 2.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a spiral
  3. 3.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a sleeping person (c) a person standing tall (d) a playground slide
  5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a coiled rope (d) the teeth of a saw
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  8. 8.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a laser beam looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a laser beam (d) a wriggling snake
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a laser beam (b) a lightning bolt (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) ocean waves
  12. 12.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) a sleeping person
  13. 13.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag line (c) a straight line (d) a wavy line
  14. 14.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a leaning ladder (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a falling tree
  15. 15.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a snail shell looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  21. 21.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  22. 22.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  23. 23.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  25. 25.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a coiled rope
  30. 30.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a jalebi (c) stitches on cloth (d) a wriggling snake
  37. 37.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a playground slide (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
  38. 38.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line

Answer key

  1. zigzag lines
  2. a spiral
  3. False
  4. a playground slide
  5. zigzag lines
  6. a ruler’s edge
  7. straight line
  8. False
  9. False
  10. a row of pointy peaks
  11. a laser beam
  12. a leaning ladder
  13. a wavy line
  14. the edge of a calm sea
  15. False
  16. False
  17. True
  18. True
  19. False
  20. zigzag line
  21. diagonal
  22. horizontal
  23. False
  24. horizontal lines
  25. True
  26. False
  27. True
  28. spiral line
  29. a coiled rope
  30. False
  31. True
  32. False
  33. False
  34. False
  35. diagonal
  36. stitches on cloth
  37. a sleeping person
  38. True
  39. zigzag line
  40. dotted or broken line

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