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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 104 · 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 tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a flag in the wind (c) a coiled rope (d) the teeth of a saw
  4. 4.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  8. 8.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  10. 10.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) dashes on a road
  12. 12.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a lightning bolt (c) ocean waves (d) a flag in the wind
  16. 16.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a sleeping person (d) a table top
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  20. 20.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a person standing tall (c) a playground slide (d) the edge of a calm sea
  21. 21.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a cut-here line (c) a flag in the wind (d) a tightly pulled rope
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  25. 25.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📏 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
  27. 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a coiled rope (c) a wriggling snake (d) a cut-here line
  30. 30.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  33. 33.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a jalebi (c) a lightning bolt (d) a ruler’s edge
  36. 36.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a table top (c) a person standing tall (d) a standing tree trunk
  38. 38.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  40. 40.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) a table top

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. a flag in the wind
  4. False
  5. False
  6. False
  7. diagonal
  8. True
  9. diagonal
  10. False
  11. dashes on a road
  12. horizontal
  13. horizontal lines
  14. spiral line
  15. a cut-here line
  16. True
  17. a standing tree trunk
  18. wavy line
  19. dotted or broken line
  20. a person standing tall
  21. False
  22. a coiled rope
  23. vertical lines
  24. straight line
  25. True
  26. a spiral
  27. curved lines
  28. diagonal lines
  29. a ruler’s edge
  30. False
  31. True
  32. vertical
  33. True
  34. horizontal
  35. ocean waves
  36. False
  37. a table top
  38. True
  39. vertical
  40. a leaning ladder

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