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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 976 · 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 line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a spiral (c) a zigzag (d) a dotted line
  2. 2.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a tall lamp post (c) a falling tree (d) a sleeping person
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a flag in the wind (c) a jalebi (d) stitches on cloth
  4. 4.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a coiled rope (c) dashes on a road (d) a ruler’s edge
  7. 7.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  11. 11.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a table top (c) a sleeping person (d) a leaning ladder
  13. 13.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  14. 14.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a wavy line (c) a dotted line (d) a straight line
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) stitches on cloth (d) a ruler’s edge
  16. 16.True or false: a laser beam looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  19. 19.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  23. 23.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a sleeping person (c) a playground slide (d) the edge of a calm sea
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  25. 25.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a jalebi (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a wriggling snake (d) a row of pointy peaks
  28. 28.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  30. 30.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  33. 33.True or false: a snail shell looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a cut-here line (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a row of pointy peaks
  35. 35.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a falling tree (c) a leaning ladder (d) the edge of a calm sea
  36. 36.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  37. 37.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  40. 40.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a person standing tall (c) a tall lamp post (d) the edge of a calm sea

Answer key

  1. a spiral
  2. a sleeping person
  3. a flag in the wind
  4. False
  5. wavy line
  6. a ruler’s edge
  7. False
  8. False
  9. diagonal lines
  10. curved lines
  11. True
  12. a leaning ladder
  13. diagonal
  14. a wavy line
  15. stitches on cloth
  16. False
  17. True
  18. vertical
  19. False
  20. False
  21. wavy line
  22. dotted or broken line
  23. a tall lamp post
  24. vertical lines
  25. True
  26. False
  27. a jalebi
  28. horizontal
  29. horizontal lines
  30. horizontal
  31. spiral line
  32. zigzag line
  33. False
  34. a cut-here line
  35. a standing tree trunk
  36. diagonal
  37. vertical
  38. wavy line
  39. diagonal lines
  40. the edge of a calm sea

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