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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 282 · 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 horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a playground slide (d) a leaning ladder
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a coiled rope (c) a lightning bolt (d) ocean waves
  3. 3.True or false: a laser beam looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a playground slide (c) a standing tree trunk (d) the edge of a calm sea
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a lightning bolt (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a flag in the wind
  6. 6.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  11. 11.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a wriggling snake (d) a jalebi
  13. 13.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a zigzag (c) a dotted line (d) a straight line
  14. 14.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a flag in the wind (d) a lightning bolt
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  18. 18.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  19. 19.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a flag in the wind (c) a laser beam (d) a snail shell
  22. 22.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a tall lamp post (c) a sleeping person (d) a falling tree
  23. 23.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  24. 24.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  25. 25.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  26. 26.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a dotted line (c) a zigzag line (d) a straight line
  29. 29.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a laser beam (b) a snail shell (c) a lightning bolt (d) a coiled rope
  32. 32.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  38. 38.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a tall lamp post (c) a leaning ladder (d) a table top

Answer key

  1. the edge of a calm sea
  2. ocean waves
  3. False
  4. a standing tree trunk
  5. a flag in the wind
  6. False
  7. False
  8. diagonal
  9. curved lines
  10. spiral line
  11. True
  12. a wriggling snake
  13. a spiral
  14. True
  15. False
  16. stitches on cloth
  17. zigzag lines
  18. vertical
  19. False
  20. False
  21. a snail shell
  22. a sleeping person
  23. vertical
  24. vertical
  25. diagonal
  26. True
  27. False
  28. a wavy line
  29. False
  30. False
  31. a lightning bolt
  32. False
  33. False
  34. False
  35. False
  36. horizontal
  37. zigzag lines
  38. False
  39. True
  40. a leaning ladder

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