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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 166 · 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 standing tree trunk (b) a falling tree (c) a table top (d) the edge of a calm sea
  2. 2.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  3. 3.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a playground slide (c) a person standing tall (d) a falling tree
  4. 4.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  5. 5.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a wavy line (d) a zigzag line
  7. 7.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a spiral (c) a dotted line (d) a straight line
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a laser beam (d) the teeth of a saw
  11. 11.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  13. 13.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  14. 14.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) a table top (d) a sleeping person
  15. 15.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a laser beam (c) a cut-here line (d) the teeth of a saw
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a wriggling snake (c) a cut-here line (d) a snail shell
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) a snail shell (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) ocean waves
  20. 20.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) stitches on cloth (d) a snail shell
  24. 24.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  28. 28.True or false: a snail shell looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  30. 30.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a playground slide
  31. 31.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a table top (d) a playground slide
  32. 32.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a jalebi (c) stitches on cloth (d) a laser beam
  34. 34.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) a table top (d) a sleeping person
  35. 35.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a person standing tall (d) a table top
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  38. 38.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines

Answer key

  1. a standing tree trunk
  2. zigzag line
  3. a sleeping person
  4. diagonal
  5. False
  6. a wavy line
  7. True
  8. a spiral
  9. straight line
  10. a coiled rope
  11. False
  12. horizontal lines
  13. vertical
  14. a person standing tall
  15. vertical
  16. spiral line
  17. a laser beam
  18. a wriggling snake
  19. ocean waves
  20. True
  21. diagonal
  22. curved lines
  23. stitches on cloth
  24. True
  25. False
  26. True
  27. diagonal
  28. False
  29. spiral line
  30. the edge of a calm sea
  31. a tall lamp post
  32. horizontal
  33. a jalebi
  34. a leaning ladder
  35. False
  36. a table top
  37. zigzag lines
  38. False
  39. True
  40. vertical lines

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