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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 226 · 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 flag in the wind looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a falling tree (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a coiled rope (c) stitches on cloth (d) a lightning bolt
  6. 6.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  8. 8.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  9. 9.True or false: a laser beam looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a jalebi (b) a wriggling snake (c) stitches on cloth (d) a lightning bolt
  11. 11.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  12. 12.True or false: a jalebi looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a lightning bolt (c) a flag in the wind (d) a row of pointy peaks
  14. 14.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a zigzag (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  17. 17.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) a leaning ladder (d) a tall lamp post
  18. 18.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  22. 22.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  23. 23.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a person standing tall (c) a falling tree (d) a standing tree trunk
  24. 24.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a playground slide (c) a person standing tall (d) a leaning ladder
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  26. 26.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  28. 28.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  34. 34.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a cut-here line (c) a laser beam (d) the teeth of a saw
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  39. 39.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a table top (c) a playground slide (d) a sleeping person
  40. 40.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a zigzag line (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. a sleeping person
  4. vertical lines
  5. a coiled rope
  6. True
  7. vertical
  8. horizontal
  9. False
  10. a jalebi
  11. vertical
  12. False
  13. a cut-here line
  14. a spiral
  15. wavy line
  16. dotted or broken line
  17. a tall lamp post
  18. False
  19. True
  20. horizontal
  21. spiral line
  22. vertical
  23. the edge of a calm sea
  24. a person standing tall
  25. wavy line
  26. True
  27. dotted or broken line
  28. False
  29. True
  30. wavy line
  31. spiral line
  32. zigzag line
  33. horizontal lines
  34. True
  35. dotted or broken line
  36. a laser beam
  37. curved lines
  38. zigzag lines
  39. a playground slide
  40. a wavy line

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