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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 284 · 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 person standing tall (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
  2. 2.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) stitches on cloth (c) ocean waves (d) a coiled rope
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  5. 5.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  8. 8.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📏 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
  10. 10.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  11. 11.True or false: a snail shell looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a laser beam (b) ocean waves (c) a cut-here line (d) a row of pointy peaks
  13. 13.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  15. 15.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  18. 18.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a sleeping person (c) a playground slide (d) a standing tree trunk
  19. 19.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a flag in the wind (c) a coiled rope (d) a lightning bolt
  21. 21.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a person standing tall (c) a leaning ladder (d) the edge of a calm sea
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  26. 26.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a playground slide (c) a person standing tall (d) a table top
  27. 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  28. 28.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a ruler’s edge (c) ocean waves (d) stitches on cloth
  30. 30.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a playground slide (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  33. 33.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a jalebi (c) stitches on cloth (d) a lightning bolt
  35. 35.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a laser beam (c) a lightning bolt (d) stitches on cloth
  37. 37.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) stitches on cloth (d) ocean waves
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  40. 40.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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