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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 124 · 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 is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a falling tree (c) a standing tree trunk (d) the edge of a calm sea
  2. 2.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  3. 3.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a spiral (d) a zigzag
  4. 4.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy 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 table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  8. 8.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a zigzag line (c) a dotted line (d) a straight line
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  10. 10.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a jalebi (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) ocean waves (d) a laser beam
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  13. 13.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a snail shell (d) a flag in the wind
  17. 17.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  19. 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  21. 21.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a falling tree (c) a leaning ladder (d) a table top
  23. 23.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a snail shell (c) a wriggling snake (d) a coiled rope
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a snail shell (b) stitches on cloth (c) a flag in the wind (d) a row of pointy peaks
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a snail shell (d) a cut-here line
  29. 29.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  31. 31.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  34. 34.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a snail shell (c) stitches on cloth (d) ocean waves
  36. 36.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  38. 38.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) a playground slide (d) a tall lamp post
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a laser beam (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) dashes on a road (d) a lightning bolt
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line

Answer key

  1. the edge of a calm sea
  2. wavy line
  3. a spiral
  4. True
  5. False
  6. True
  7. zigzag line
  8. a wavy line
  9. dotted or broken line
  10. False
  11. a laser beam
  12. horizontal lines
  13. False
  14. True
  15. diagonal
  16. a tightly pulled rope
  17. vertical
  18. spiral line
  19. zigzag lines
  20. zigzag line
  21. True
  22. a table top
  23. vertical
  24. a cut-here line
  25. a flag in the wind
  26. curved lines
  27. wavy line
  28. a snail shell
  29. False
  30. diagonal lines
  31. False
  32. True
  33. vertical lines
  34. True
  35. a row of pointy peaks
  36. False
  37. vertical
  38. a tall lamp post
  39. dashes on a road
  40. wavy line

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