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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 310 · 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 playground slide (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a tall lamp post (d) the edge of a calm sea
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a jalebi (b) a flag in the wind (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a lightning bolt
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a jalebi (c) a flag in the wind (d) dashes on a road
  5. 5.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a spiral (d) a zigzag
  7. 7.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a wriggling snake (d) a coiled rope
  10. 10.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  11. 11.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) a person standing tall
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a wriggling snake (d) a row of pointy peaks
  13. 13.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  14. 14.True or false: a snail shell looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  17. 17.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a snail shell (c) a laser beam (d) ocean waves
  19. 19.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a leaning ladder
  22. 22.True or false: a jalebi looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a snail shell (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a jalebi (d) a ruler’s edge
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  26. 26.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  27. 27.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  28. 28.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  29. 29.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  30. 30.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  33. 33.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a lightning bolt (c) stitches on cloth (d) a flag in the wind
  35. 35.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  37. 37.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  39. 39.✏️ 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
  40. 40.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal

Answer key

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

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