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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 184 · 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.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  2. 2.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a jalebi (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) the teeth of a saw
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a wriggling snake (c) a jalebi (d) a snail shell
  6. 6.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  7. 7.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  8. 8.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a straight line (c) a spiral (d) a dotted line
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  10. 10.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  12. 12.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a sleeping person (c) a falling tree (d) a standing tree trunk
  13. 13.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a jalebi (c) a wriggling snake (d) a lightning bolt
  15. 15.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a tall lamp post (d) a table top
  16. 16.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a sleeping person (c) a playground slide (d) the edge of a calm sea
  18. 18.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  19. 19.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a person standing tall
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  21. 21.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a table top (c) a sleeping person (d) the edge of a calm sea
  22. 22.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  24. 24.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  29. 29.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  30. 30.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a falling tree (c) a leaning ladder (d) a person standing tall
  31. 31.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a jalebi (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a flag in the wind
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  35. 35.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a laser beam (d) a wriggling snake
  37. 37.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  39. 39.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  40. 40.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag line (d) a wavy line

Answer key

  1. horizontal
  2. horizontal
  3. wavy line
  4. a tightly pulled rope
  5. the teeth of a saw
  6. vertical
  7. diagonal
  8. a spiral
  9. wavy line
  10. False
  11. wavy line
  12. a sleeping person
  13. False
  14. a jalebi
  15. a table top
  16. True
  17. a standing tree trunk
  18. diagonal
  19. a person standing tall
  20. horizontal lines
  21. a falling tree
  22. True
  23. vertical lines
  24. False
  25. False
  26. False
  27. zigzag line
  28. zigzag lines
  29. diagonal
  30. the edge of a calm sea
  31. True
  32. a ruler’s edge
  33. horizontal lines
  34. straight line
  35. False
  36. a laser beam
  37. False
  38. vertical lines
  39. vertical
  40. a wavy line

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