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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 141 · 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 vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) a playground slide (d) a person standing tall
  2. 2.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  3. 3.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  4. 4.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  5. 5.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) a person standing tall
  7. 7.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a wavy line (c) a zigzag line (d) a dotted line
  8. 8.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a coiled rope (c) a jalebi (d) stitches on cloth
  11. 11.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  14. 14.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  15. 15.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  17. 17.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  19. 19.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a snail shell (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a wriggling snake (d) a ruler’s edge
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a cut-here line (c) a flag in the wind (d) a snail shell
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a jalebi (c) a cut-here line (d) a flag in the wind
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a lightning bolt (c) a jalebi (d) a tightly pulled rope
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a wriggling snake (d) a jalebi
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  27. 27.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a tall lamp post (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  28. 28.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a sleeping person (c) a falling tree (d) the edge of a calm sea
  29. 29.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  31. 31.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
  32. 32.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  34. 34.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  36. 36.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a wriggling snake (c) ocean waves (d) a snail shell
  38. 38.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line

Answer key

  1. a person standing tall
  2. vertical
  3. diagonal
  4. vertical
  5. True
  6. a leaning ladder
  7. a wavy line
  8. False
  9. False
  10. stitches on cloth
  11. True
  12. False
  13. diagonal
  14. horizontal
  15. False
  16. zigzag line
  17. vertical
  18. horizontal lines
  19. True
  20. a ruler’s edge
  21. a cut-here line
  22. a flag in the wind
  23. a lightning bolt
  24. spiral line
  25. a jalebi
  26. zigzag line
  27. the edge of a calm sea
  28. a falling tree
  29. False
  30. horizontal
  31. a sleeping person
  32. False
  33. straight line
  34. True
  35. horizontal
  36. diagonal
  37. a snail shell
  38. False
  39. True
  40. spiral line

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