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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 267 · 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.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) ocean waves (b) a coiled rope (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) stitches on cloth
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a cut-here line (c) a coiled rope (d) a row of pointy peaks
  4. 4.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) ocean waves (b) a snail shell (c) dashes on a road (d) a cut-here line
  6. 6.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  10. 10.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a standing tree trunk (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  12. 12.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a person standing tall (c) a table top (d) the edge of a calm sea
  13. 13.True or false: a snail shell looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  15. 15.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a wavy line (c) a zigzag line (d) a dotted line
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a flag in the wind (c) ocean waves (d) the teeth of a saw
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  19. 19.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a cut-here line
  21. 21.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a falling tree (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a table top
  22. 22.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a sleeping person (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a playground slide
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  25. 25.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a sleeping person (c) a playground slide (d) a standing tree trunk
  26. 26.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a jalebi (b) a lightning bolt (c) a flag in the wind (d) a laser beam
  28. 28.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  29. 29.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  31. 31.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  33. 33.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  35. 35.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  37. 37.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag (c) a straight line (d) a spiral
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  40. 40.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. horizontal
  2. a coiled rope
  3. a flag in the wind
  4. False
  5. a snail shell
  6. horizontal
  7. zigzag line
  8. zigzag line
  9. dotted or broken line
  10. the edge of a calm sea
  11. wavy line
  12. a person standing tall
  13. False
  14. diagonal
  15. a wavy line
  16. a cut-here line
  17. spiral line
  18. zigzag lines
  19. True
  20. a ruler’s edge
  21. a table top
  22. a playground slide
  23. dotted or broken line
  24. wavy line
  25. a sleeping person
  26. False
  27. a lightning bolt
  28. vertical
  29. True
  30. horizontal
  31. True
  32. curved lines
  33. True
  34. straight line
  35. False
  36. diagonal
  37. a spiral
  38. straight line
  39. dotted or broken line
  40. True

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