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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 228 · 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 leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  4. 4.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  6. 6.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a snail shell (d) a wriggling snake
  8. 8.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  11. 11.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a wriggling snake (c) a laser beam (d) a ruler’s edge
  13. 13.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  14. 14.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  15. 15.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  16. 16.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a coiled rope (c) the teeth of a saw (d) dashes on a road
  18. 18.True or false: a snail shell looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) the edge of a calm sea
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  21. 21.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) ocean waves (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a row of pointy peaks
  23. 23.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a tall lamp post (c) a leaning ladder (d) a playground slide
  24. 24.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a laser beam (b) a snail shell (c) stitches on cloth (d) a row of pointy peaks
  26. 26.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  27. 27.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a table top (c) a falling tree (d) the edge of a calm sea
  28. 28.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a person standing tall (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
  29. 29.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  32. 32.📏 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
  33. 33.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a table top (d) the edge of a calm sea
  34. 34.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a wriggling snake (c) a laser beam (d) a jalebi
  36. 36.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  38. 38.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. wavy line
  4. diagonal
  5. vertical lines
  6. vertical
  7. a ruler’s edge
  8. diagonal
  9. zigzag line
  10. zigzag lines
  11. vertical
  12. dashes on a road
  13. diagonal
  14. vertical
  15. vertical lines
  16. False
  17. the teeth of a saw
  18. False
  19. a leaning ladder
  20. zigzag line
  21. horizontal
  22. a tightly pulled rope
  23. a tall lamp post
  24. True
  25. a row of pointy peaks
  26. horizontal
  27. a falling tree
  28. a sleeping person
  29. False
  30. False
  31. diagonal lines
  32. a spiral
  33. a standing tree trunk
  34. True
  35. a wriggling snake
  36. False
  37. horizontal
  38. True
  39. True
  40. wavy line

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