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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 381 · 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 line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag
  2. 2.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a laser beam (b) a lightning bolt (c) a jalebi (d) a cut-here line
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  6. 6.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) a laser beam (c) a lightning bolt (d) stitches on cloth
  9. 9.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  11. 11.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) ocean waves (c) a laser beam (d) a wriggling snake
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  15. 15.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
  18. 18.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  21. 21.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  25. 25.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) a flag in the wind (c) a jalebi (d) a tightly pulled rope
  27. 27.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a sleeping person (c) a falling tree (d) a tall lamp post
  28. 28.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a cut-here line (d) a snail shell
  31. 31.True or false: a snail shell looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  33. 33.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a jalebi (b) a wriggling snake (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a lightning bolt
  35. 35.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  36. 36.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  39. 39.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  40. 40.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag line (c) a straight line (d) a wavy line

Answer key

  1. a spiral
  2. True
  3. vertical
  4. a jalebi
  5. zigzag line
  6. False
  7. straight line
  8. a lightning bolt
  9. True
  10. horizontal
  11. horizontal
  12. zigzag line
  13. a laser beam
  14. diagonal lines
  15. False
  16. False
  17. a sleeping person
  18. diagonal
  19. wavy line
  20. dotted or broken line
  21. diagonal
  22. zigzag lines
  23. vertical lines
  24. vertical lines
  25. False
  26. a flag in the wind
  27. a falling tree
  28. False
  29. curved lines
  30. a cut-here line
  31. False
  32. horizontal
  33. False
  34. a ruler’s edge
  35. vertical
  36. False
  37. wavy line
  38. straight line
  39. vertical
  40. a wavy line

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