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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 268 · 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.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a sleeping person (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a person standing tall
  2. 2.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) dashes on a road (c) ocean waves (d) the teeth of a saw
  5. 5.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a person standing tall (c) a playground slide (d) a falling tree
  6. 6.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag line (c) a wavy line (d) a dotted line
  7. 7.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) ocean waves (c) a lightning bolt (d) a snail shell
  9. 9.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  11. 11.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) the edge of a calm sea
  12. 12.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) ocean waves (b) stitches on cloth (c) a laser beam (d) a row of pointy peaks
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  15. 15.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  17. 17.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a flag in the wind (c) ocean waves (d) a coiled rope
  19. 19.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a flag in the wind (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a tightly pulled rope
  24. 24.📏 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
  25. 25.True or false: a jalebi looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a coiled rope (c) a cut-here line (d) the teeth of a saw
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) dashes on a road (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a ruler’s edge
  28. 28.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a snail shell (d) dashes on a road
  30. 30.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  31. 31.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a tall lamp post (c) a standing tree trunk (d) the edge of a calm sea
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  35. 35.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  36. 36.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a ruler’s edge (d) ocean waves
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line

Answer key

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

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