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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 128 · 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 diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a person standing tall (d) a table top
  2. 2.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  3. 3.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a leaning ladder (c) a sleeping person (d) a standing tree trunk
  4. 4.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a leaning ladder (d) a person standing tall
  5. 5.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  6. 6.True or false: a jalebi looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  9. 9.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  10. 10.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a snail shell (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a row of pointy peaks
  12. 12.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a wriggling snake (c) a lightning bolt (d) a cut-here line
  15. 15.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  16. 16.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a flag in the wind (c) a lightning bolt (d) ocean waves
  18. 18.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  19. 19.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  21. 21.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a wavy line
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a laser beam (c) ocean waves (d) a cut-here line
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  25. 25.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a laser beam looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  29. 29.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a tall lamp post (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a sleeping person
  30. 30.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  31. 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  34. 34.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  36. 36.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) the edge of a calm sea
  38. 38.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  40. 40.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a falling tree
  2. horizontal
  3. a standing tree trunk
  4. a leaning ladder
  5. diagonal
  6. False
  7. vertical lines
  8. zigzag line
  9. horizontal
  10. True
  11. a wriggling snake
  12. False
  13. True
  14. a cut-here line
  15. diagonal
  16. False
  17. a lightning bolt
  18. horizontal
  19. diagonal
  20. spiral line
  21. a wavy line
  22. dotted or broken line
  23. a laser beam
  24. wavy line
  25. False
  26. False
  27. False
  28. zigzag line
  29. a sleeping person
  30. vertical
  31. horizontal lines
  32. curved lines
  33. straight line
  34. True
  35. dotted or broken line
  36. False
  37. a tall lamp post
  38. False
  39. wavy line
  40. True

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