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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 333 · 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.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag line (d) a wavy line
  2. 2.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  5. 5.True or false: a jalebi looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a snail shell (b) stitches on cloth (c) a flag in the wind (d) a ruler’s edge
  8. 8.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) stitches on cloth (d) a laser beam
  11. 11.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a tall lamp post (c) a leaning ladder (d) a sleeping person
  13. 13.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a falling tree (d) the edge of a calm sea
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a flag in the wind (c) a ruler’s edge (d) dashes on a road
  15. 15.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a coiled rope (d) a ruler’s edge
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  18. 18.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  23. 23.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  28. 28.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  30. 30.True or false: ocean waves looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a falling tree (c) a person standing tall (d) a standing tree trunk
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  33. 33.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  34. 34.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a playground slide (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  36. 36.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  38. 38.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a zigzag (d) a spiral
  39. 39.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines

Answer key

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

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