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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 281 · 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 falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  2. 2.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a falling tree (c) a tall lamp post (d) the edge of a calm sea
  3. 3.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a snail shell (d) a flag in the wind
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) the teeth of a saw (c) ocean waves (d) stitches on cloth
  7. 7.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a wriggling snake (c) a lightning bolt (d) a ruler’s edge
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a laser beam (b) a jalebi (c) a flag in the wind (d) a row of pointy peaks
  11. 11.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a falling tree (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a person standing tall
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a wriggling snake (c) a cut-here line (d) a tightly pulled rope
  13. 13.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a flag in the wind (d) a cut-here line
  15. 15.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a tall lamp post (c) a playground slide (d) the edge of a calm sea
  17. 17.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag (c) a spiral (d) a straight line
  18. 18.True or false: ocean waves looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) a person standing tall
  20. 20.True or false: a jalebi looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a jalebi (b) dashes on a road (c) a wriggling snake (d) a ruler’s edge
  24. 24.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a lightning bolt (c) stitches on cloth (d) a flag in the wind
  27. 27.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  31. 31.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  33. 33.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a snail shell (c) dashes on a road (d) a cut-here line
  37. 37.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a wriggling snake (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a cut-here line
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines

Answer key

  1. diagonal
  2. a tall lamp post
  3. vertical
  4. dotted or broken line
  5. dashes on a road
  6. ocean waves
  7. True
  8. diagonal
  9. a lightning bolt
  10. a row of pointy peaks
  11. a falling tree
  12. a cut-here line
  13. diagonal
  14. a ruler’s edge
  15. True
  16. the edge of a calm sea
  17. a spiral
  18. False
  19. a leaning ladder
  20. False
  21. False
  22. vertical
  23. a jalebi
  24. False
  25. zigzag lines
  26. a flag in the wind
  27. False
  28. True
  29. True
  30. wavy line
  31. True
  32. zigzag line
  33. True
  34. True
  35. False
  36. the teeth of a saw
  37. horizontal
  38. straight line
  39. a wriggling snake
  40. horizontal lines

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