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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 294 · 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.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) ocean waves (b) stitches on cloth (c) a cut-here line (d) a ruler’s edge
  3. 3.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  5. 5.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  6. 6.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  10. 10.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  11. 11.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag line (c) a straight line (d) a wavy line
  12. 12.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a lightning bolt (c) stitches on cloth (d) a flag in the wind
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  15. 15.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  18. 18.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a lightning bolt (c) stitches on cloth (d) a tightly pulled rope
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  22. 22.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a spiral (c) a zigzag (d) a straight line
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a lightning bolt (c) stitches on cloth (d) a jalebi
  27. 27.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a sleeping person (c) a person standing tall (d) a tall lamp post
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  29. 29.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) dashes on a road (d) a jalebi
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  32. 32.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  35. 35.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  37. 37.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a tall lamp post (c) a playground slide (d) a standing tree trunk
  38. 38.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  39. 39.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a ruler’s edge
  3. True
  4. wavy line
  5. diagonal
  6. False
  7. True
  8. False
  9. horizontal
  10. diagonal
  11. a wavy line
  12. True
  13. a flag in the wind
  14. dotted or broken line
  15. vertical
  16. zigzag line
  17. horizontal lines
  18. False
  19. True
  20. a tightly pulled rope
  21. wavy line
  22. a spiral
  23. straight line
  24. zigzag line
  25. diagonal lines
  26. a jalebi
  27. a sleeping person
  28. dotted or broken line
  29. False
  30. a row of pointy peaks
  31. spiral line
  32. True
  33. True
  34. horizontal
  35. True
  36. horizontal
  37. the edge of a calm sea
  38. diagonal
  39. True
  40. vertical

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