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Types of Lines Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. False
  4. False
  5. the edge of a calm sea
  6. a ruler’s edge
  7. False
  8. False
  9. False
  10. diagonal
  11. True
  12. a wriggling snake
  13. a playground slide
  14. wavy line
  15. a wavy line
  16. a sleeping person
  17. a spiral
  18. zigzag line
  19. horizontal
  20. vertical lines
  21. False
  22. a person standing tall
  23. True
  24. vertical
  25. ocean waves
  26. zigzag line
  27. a falling tree
  28. False
  29. vertical
  30. True
  31. horizontal
  32. horizontal
  33. wavy line
  34. a cut-here line
  35. horizontal
  36. True
  37. False
  38. False
  39. True
  40. a laser beam

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