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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 291 · 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) the edge of a calm sea (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) a tall lamp post
  2. 2.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  4. 4.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a sleeping person (d) a leaning ladder
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a lightning bolt (d) a jalebi
  7. 7.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  11. 11.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag line (c) a dotted line (d) a wavy line
  13. 13.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  17. 17.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a coiled rope (c) ocean waves (d) a flag in the wind
  19. 19.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  20. 20.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  23. 23.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  25. 25.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a laser beam (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a row of pointy peaks
  27. 27.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a playground slide (c) a sleeping person (d) a tall lamp post
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  31. 31.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a lightning bolt (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a snail shell
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) ocean waves (b) dashes on a road (c) a jalebi (d) a ruler’s edge
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  35. 35.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  36. 36.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  37. 37.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  38. 38.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) a sleeping person
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line

Answer key

  1. the edge of a calm sea
  2. wavy line
  3. vertical lines
  4. True
  5. a leaning ladder
  6. a lightning bolt
  7. True
  8. diagonal
  9. zigzag line
  10. dotted or broken line
  11. True
  12. a wavy line
  13. False
  14. False
  15. a sleeping person
  16. straight line
  17. vertical
  18. the teeth of a saw
  19. diagonal
  20. True
  21. horizontal
  22. diagonal lines
  23. vertical
  24. zigzag line
  25. vertical
  26. a laser beam
  27. True
  28. False
  29. a tall lamp post
  30. zigzag line
  31. False
  32. a cut-here line
  33. dashes on a road
  34. spiral line
  35. diagonal
  36. curved lines
  37. vertical
  38. a standing tree trunk
  39. wavy line
  40. straight line

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