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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 978 · 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 zigzag (b) a spiral (c) a dotted line (d) a straight line
  2. 2.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a cut-here line (d) a coiled rope
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a coiled rope (d) the teeth of a saw
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a snail shell (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a laser beam
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  13. 13.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a falling tree (c) a sleeping person (d) a person standing tall
  14. 14.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a person standing tall (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
  15. 15.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  17. 17.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  20. 20.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a tall lamp post (c) a table top (d) a falling tree
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  22. 22.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  23. 23.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) a person standing tall
  24. 24.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a lightning bolt (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) the teeth of a saw
  27. 27.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a wavy line (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  30. 30.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  32. 32.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) dashes on a road (c) a wriggling snake (d) a ruler’s edge
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a snail shell (b) stitches on cloth (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a tightly pulled rope
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a snail shell (c) stitches on cloth (d) a ruler’s edge
  36. 36.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a laser beam (b) ocean waves (c) stitches on cloth (d) the teeth of a saw
  38. 38.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a table top (d) a tall lamp post
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  40. 40.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal

Answer key

  1. a spiral
  2. True
  3. False
  4. True
  5. horizontal lines
  6. a cut-here line
  7. straight line
  8. curved lines
  9. a coiled rope
  10. spiral line
  11. a row of pointy peaks
  12. zigzag lines
  13. a falling tree
  14. a leaning ladder
  15. False
  16. diagonal lines
  17. True
  18. vertical
  19. wavy line
  20. a table top
  21. spiral line
  22. vertical
  23. a sleeping person
  24. True
  25. True
  26. ocean waves
  27. False
  28. False
  29. a wavy line
  30. False
  31. horizontal
  32. True
  33. a lightning bolt
  34. stitches on cloth
  35. a wriggling snake
  36. False
  37. the teeth of a saw
  38. a playground slide
  39. straight line
  40. vertical

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