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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 318 · 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.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  2. 2.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  4. 4.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  6. 6.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  9. 9.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a sleeping person (c) a playground slide (d) a leaning ladder
  10. 10.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a jalebi (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a lightning bolt (d) a flag in the wind
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  13. 13.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  14. 14.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) stitches on cloth
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) ocean waves (b) a lightning bolt (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) stitches on cloth
  18. 18.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a person standing tall (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a sleeping person
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) a flag in the wind (c) a snail shell (d) a row of pointy peaks
  20. 20.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  21. 21.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  25. 25.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) stitches on cloth (c) a snail shell (d) a row of pointy peaks
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a cut-here line (c) dashes on a road (d) ocean waves
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  29. 29.True or false: a jalebi looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  31. 31.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a wavy line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag line
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) dashes on a road (d) a laser beam
  33. 33.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a tall lamp post (c) a table top (d) a playground slide
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  35. 35.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  38. 38.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a playground slide (d) a standing tree trunk
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  40. 40.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a tall lamp post (c) a falling tree (d) the edge of a calm sea

Answer key

  1. vertical
  2. True
  3. wavy line
  4. True
  5. horizontal
  6. False
  7. True
  8. zigzag line
  9. a person standing tall
  10. vertical
  11. a jalebi
  12. straight line
  13. diagonal
  14. True
  15. a spiral
  16. a tightly pulled rope
  17. stitches on cloth
  18. a sleeping person
  19. a flag in the wind
  20. horizontal
  21. True
  22. False
  23. dotted or broken line
  24. diagonal lines
  25. diagonal
  26. a row of pointy peaks
  27. ocean waves
  28. dotted or broken line
  29. False
  30. spiral line
  31. a wavy line
  32. dashes on a road
  33. a tall lamp post
  34. zigzag lines
  35. False
  36. True
  37. vertical lines
  38. a standing tree trunk
  39. zigzag line
  40. a falling tree

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