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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 351 · 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 looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a jalebi (d) a coiled rope
  2. 2.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  5. 5.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a table top (d) a person standing tall
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  9. 9.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  11. 11.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  12. 12.✏️ 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
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a snail shell (c) a lightning bolt (d) ocean waves
  14. 14.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) a sleeping person (d) the edge of a calm sea
  18. 18.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a jalebi (b) a lightning bolt (c) a flag in the wind (d) a cut-here line
  20. 20.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) ocean waves (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) stitches on cloth
  22. 22.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  23. 23.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a spiral (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  26. 26.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a tall lamp post (d) a person standing tall
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  30. 30.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  32. 32.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a playground slide (c) a tall lamp post (d) the edge of a calm sea
  33. 33.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a standing tree trunk (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a sleeping person
  36. 36.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  39. 39.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a laser beam (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a jalebi

Answer key

  1. a ruler’s edge
  2. False
  3. straight line
  4. vertical lines
  5. False
  6. True
  7. a falling tree
  8. dotted or broken line
  9. False
  10. vertical
  11. diagonal
  12. a wavy line
  13. stitches on cloth
  14. True
  15. False
  16. True
  17. a person standing tall
  18. True
  19. a cut-here line
  20. False
  21. ocean waves
  22. horizontal
  23. False
  24. a spiral
  25. curved lines
  26. the edge of a calm sea
  27. wavy line
  28. diagonal lines
  29. zigzag line
  30. True
  31. vertical
  32. a tall lamp post
  33. False
  34. True
  35. a standing tree trunk
  36. True
  37. False
  38. horizontal
  39. horizontal
  40. a jalebi

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