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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 311 · 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: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  4. 4.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag (c) a spiral (d) a straight line
  5. 5.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  6. 6.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  7. 7.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  11. 11.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a person standing tall (c) a playground slide (d) a tall lamp post
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a wriggling snake
  13. 13.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a leaning ladder (c) a standing tree trunk (d) the edge of a calm sea
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a jalebi (b) a snail shell (c) a ruler’s edge (d) dashes on a road
  15. 15.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  16. 16.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a sleeping person (c) a standing tree trunk (d) the edge of a calm sea
  19. 19.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a playground slide (d) a table top
  20. 20.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a falling tree (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  21. 21.True or false: the teeth of a saw 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) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  23. 23.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  25. 25.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a jalebi (b) a cut-here line (c) a flag in the wind (d) a ruler’s edge
  27. 27.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  32. 32.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  34. 34.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  36. 36.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  38. 38.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a lightning bolt (c) a jalebi (d) ocean waves
  40. 40.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. zigzag lines
  3. spiral line
  4. a spiral
  5. diagonal
  6. vertical
  7. True
  8. False
  9. vertical
  10. vertical lines
  11. a playground slide
  12. the teeth of a saw
  13. a standing tree trunk
  14. a ruler’s edge
  15. diagonal
  16. True
  17. False
  18. a leaning ladder
  19. a table top
  20. a person standing tall
  21. True
  22. diagonal
  23. False
  24. vertical lines
  25. False
  26. a jalebi
  27. False
  28. False
  29. False
  30. spiral line
  31. dotted or broken line
  32. diagonal
  33. straight line
  34. True
  35. vertical
  36. True
  37. zigzag lines
  38. False
  39. a lightning bolt
  40. True

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