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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 192 · 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 slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  2. 2.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a tall lamp post (c) a falling tree (d) the edge of a calm sea
  3. 3.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag line (c) a dotted line (d) a wavy line
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a snail shell (b) a jalebi (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a tightly pulled rope
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) the teeth of a saw (c) stitches on cloth (d) a tightly pulled rope
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  7. 7.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a tall lamp post (c) a playground slide (d) a sleeping person
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a lightning bolt (c) a flag in the wind (d) a snail shell
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  10. 10.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  11. 11.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a table top (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a playground slide
  12. 12.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  14. 14.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a sleeping person (c) a playground slide (d) the edge of a calm sea
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  16. 16.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  18. 18.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  20. 20.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a cut-here line (c) ocean waves (d) a jalebi
  22. 22.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag (d) a dotted line
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  24. 24.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  27. 27.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  30. 30.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a leaning ladder (c) a tall lamp post (d) a playground slide
  31. 31.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  33. 33.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a playground slide (c) a leaning ladder (d) a falling tree
  35. 35.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a sleeping person (c) a falling tree (d) a person standing tall
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  37. 37.True or false: ocean waves looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) ocean waves (c) a jalebi (d) a ruler’s edge
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line

Answer key

  1. diagonal
  2. the edge of a calm sea
  3. a wavy line
  4. the teeth of a saw
  5. stitches on cloth
  6. wavy line
  7. a sleeping person
  8. a snail shell
  9. diagonal lines
  10. vertical
  11. a standing tree trunk
  12. True
  13. horizontal
  14. a playground slide
  15. zigzag line
  16. diagonal
  17. spiral line
  18. False
  19. zigzag line
  20. horizontal
  21. ocean waves
  22. a spiral
  23. horizontal lines
  24. False
  25. False
  26. vertical
  27. True
  28. vertical
  29. dotted or broken line
  30. a tall lamp post
  31. False
  32. spiral line
  33. True
  34. a table top
  35. a falling tree
  36. straight line
  37. False
  38. diagonal
  39. a ruler’s edge
  40. zigzag line

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