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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 231 · 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 up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a ruler’s edge (d) ocean waves
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a coiled rope (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a wriggling snake
  4. 4.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  5. 5.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a tall lamp post (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a sleeping person
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a snail shell (b) a lightning bolt (c) stitches on cloth (d) a tightly pulled rope
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  10. 10.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  13. 13.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a wavy line (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag line
  14. 14.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  17. 17.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) ocean waves
  22. 22.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  26. 26.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  27. 27.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a tall lamp post (d) a standing tree trunk
  28. 28.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  29. 29.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  30. 30.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  33. 33.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a laser beam (b) a cut-here line (c) a coiled rope (d) a wriggling snake
  35. 35.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a playground slide (d) a person standing tall
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) dashes on a road (c) a snail shell (d) a lightning bolt
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a lightning bolt (c) a jalebi (d) ocean waves
  38. 38.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a wriggling snake (c) ocean waves (d) a jalebi
  40. 40.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. vertical
  2. ocean waves
  3. dashes on a road
  4. horizontal
  5. a sleeping person
  6. straight line
  7. diagonal lines
  8. a tightly pulled rope
  9. dotted or broken line
  10. True
  11. False
  12. zigzag lines
  13. a wavy line
  14. True
  15. True
  16. wavy line
  17. True
  18. vertical
  19. straight line
  20. zigzag line
  21. the teeth of a saw
  22. True
  23. vertical lines
  24. dotted or broken line
  25. zigzag line
  26. vertical
  27. the edge of a calm sea
  28. horizontal
  29. horizontal
  30. False
  31. True
  32. dotted or broken line
  33. True
  34. a laser beam
  35. a playground slide
  36. a ruler’s edge
  37. a lightning bolt
  38. diagonal
  39. a jalebi
  40. True

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