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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 125 · 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 coiled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  3. 3.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  5. 5.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  6. 6.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a laser beam (c) stitches on cloth (d) a wriggling snake
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  9. 9.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a flag in the wind
  12. 12.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  15. 15.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a jalebi (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a tightly pulled rope
  18. 18.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  19. 19.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  21. 21.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a jalebi (d) dashes on a road
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  26. 26.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) the edge of a calm sea
  27. 27.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  29. 29.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  30. 30.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  32. 32.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a snail shell (b) a laser beam (c) dashes on a road (d) a row of pointy peaks
  34. 34.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a falling tree (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a playground slide
  37. 37.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a person standing tall
  38. 38.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  40. 40.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a straight line (c) a wavy line (d) a dotted line

Answer key

  1. False
  2. wavy line
  3. True
  4. spiral line
  5. vertical
  6. True
  7. stitches on cloth
  8. wavy line
  9. True
  10. diagonal
  11. a flag in the wind
  12. False
  13. a spiral
  14. zigzag line
  15. False
  16. False
  17. a row of pointy peaks
  18. horizontal
  19. True
  20. straight line
  21. True
  22. True
  23. dotted or broken line
  24. a ruler’s edge
  25. curved lines
  26. a tall lamp post
  27. False
  28. wavy line
  29. diagonal
  30. False
  31. horizontal
  32. vertical
  33. dashes on a road
  34. True
  35. False
  36. a sleeping person
  37. the edge of a calm sea
  38. True
  39. vertical lines
  40. a wavy line

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