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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 962 · 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 “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  2. 2.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) ocean waves (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a jalebi (d) a wriggling snake
  4. 4.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a person standing tall (d) a tall lamp post
  5. 5.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  6. 6.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a table top (d) a falling tree
  7. 7.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) ocean waves (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a snail shell
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a lightning bolt (c) stitches on cloth (d) a jalebi
  10. 10.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  13. 13.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) a flag in the wind (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a snail shell
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  18. 18.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a wriggling snake (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) stitches on cloth
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  21. 21.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  23. 23.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
  24. 24.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.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
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a jalebi (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a ruler’s edge (d) dashes on a road
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  28. 28.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  30. 30.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a wavy line
  31. 31.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) stitches on cloth (c) a laser beam (d) ocean waves
  34. 34.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  35. 35.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  37. 37.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a jalebi (c) a cut-here line (d) dashes on a road
  40. 40.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal

Answer key

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

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