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Types of Lines Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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