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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 99 · 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.True or false: a snail shell looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a person standing tall (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post
  3. 3.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  5. 5.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag (d) a spiral
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a jalebi (b) the teeth of a saw (c) ocean waves (d) a row of pointy peaks
  7. 7.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a wavy line (c) a zigzag line (d) a straight line
  10. 10.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a person standing tall (d) a tall lamp post
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  14. 14.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  15. 15.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a wriggling snake (c) a laser beam (d) a lightning bolt
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a cut-here line (d) a snail shell
  19. 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  20. 20.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  21. 21.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a leaning ladder (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a table top
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  23. 23.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  25. 25.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) a playground slide
  26. 26.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a snail shell (c) a cut-here line (d) a jalebi
  31. 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  32. 32.True or false: a snail shell looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  35. 35.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  38. 38.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal

Answer key

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

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