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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 981 · 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 zigzag line? (a) a laser beam (b) a lightning bolt (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a cut-here line
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  4. 4.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  5. 5.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  8. 8.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a snail shell (d) a tightly pulled rope
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  15. 15.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a playground slide (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
  16. 16.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a playground slide (c) a falling tree (d) a table top
  17. 17.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  19. 19.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a playground slide (d) a standing tree trunk
  20. 20.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  22. 22.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a falling tree (d) a person standing tall
  23. 23.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a zigzag line (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  24. 24.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  28. 28.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  32. 32.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) dashes on a road (c) stitches on cloth (d) the teeth of a saw
  34. 34.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  36. 36.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a person standing tall (c) a falling tree (d) a sleeping person
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a lightning bolt (d) the teeth of a saw
  39. 39.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a lightning bolt
  2. diagonal lines
  3. zigzag line
  4. vertical
  5. horizontal
  6. curved lines
  7. wavy line
  8. False
  9. True
  10. True
  11. straight line
  12. horizontal lines
  13. a snail shell
  14. dotted or broken line
  15. a tall lamp post
  16. a person standing tall
  17. True
  18. diagonal
  19. a playground slide
  20. vertical
  21. vertical lines
  22. the edge of a calm sea
  23. a wavy line
  24. True
  25. False
  26. diagonal
  27. zigzag line
  28. True
  29. straight line
  30. spiral line
  31. wavy line
  32. False
  33. the teeth of a saw
  34. horizontal
  35. dotted or broken line
  36. True
  37. a falling tree
  38. a tightly pulled rope
  39. True
  40. True

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