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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 306 · 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 vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a playground slide (d) a standing tree trunk
  2. 2.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  4. 4.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  5. 5.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag (c) a straight line (d) a spiral
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  7. 7.True or false: ocean waves looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  10. 10.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a falling tree (c) a sleeping person (d) a tall lamp post
  11. 11.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  13. 13.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a playground slide
  14. 14.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  15. 15.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) a table top
  16. 16.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) dashes on a road (c) a flag in the wind (d) a row of pointy peaks
  19. 19.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a person standing tall (c) a playground slide (d) a table top
  21. 21.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  23. 23.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) the edge of a calm sea
  25. 25.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) a playground slide (d) a sleeping person
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  29. 29.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  31. 31.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  32. 32.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a wavy line (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) ocean waves (b) dashes on a road (c) a coiled rope (d) the teeth of a saw
  36. 36.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  37. 37.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  39. 39.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) ocean waves (c) a snail shell (d) a row of pointy peaks

Answer key

  1. a standing tree trunk
  2. dotted or broken line
  3. curved lines
  4. diagonal
  5. a spiral
  6. wavy line
  7. False
  8. True
  9. zigzag line
  10. a sleeping person
  11. True
  12. horizontal lines
  13. the edge of a calm sea
  14. horizontal
  15. a leaning ladder
  16. diagonal
  17. straight line
  18. a row of pointy peaks
  19. True
  20. a table top
  21. True
  22. diagonal
  23. False
  24. a tall lamp post
  25. a person standing tall
  26. wavy line
  27. straight line
  28. wavy line
  29. False
  30. vertical lines
  31. horizontal
  32. True
  33. True
  34. a wavy line
  35. a coiled rope
  36. vertical
  37. True
  38. horizontal lines
  39. True
  40. a snail shell

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