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Types of Lines Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. True
  2. True
  3. a flag in the wind
  4. True
  5. wavy line
  6. ocean waves
  7. a tall lamp post
  8. a laser beam
  9. the teeth of a saw
  10. vertical
  11. curved lines
  12. a leaning ladder
  13. a sleeping person
  14. dashes on a road
  15. False
  16. a cut-here line
  17. zigzag line
  18. diagonal
  19. diagonal
  20. False
  21. wavy line
  22. True
  23. diagonal
  24. False
  25. horizontal
  26. vertical
  27. spiral line
  28. True
  29. True
  30. True
  31. horizontal
  32. False
  33. horizontal
  34. a spiral
  35. vertical lines
  36. True
  37. horizontal lines
  38. False
  39. a wriggling snake
  40. straight line

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