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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 398 · 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) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  2. 2.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a falling tree (c) a leaning ladder (d) a standing tree trunk
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  4. 4.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  6. 6.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a lightning bolt (c) a ruler’s edge (d) ocean waves
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  10. 10.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a wavy line (c) a zigzag line (d) a straight line
  11. 11.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a spiral (c) a zigzag (d) a dotted line
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) dashes on a road (c) a flag in the wind (d) the teeth of a saw
  13. 13.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a laser beam (b) a wriggling snake (c) a cut-here line (d) the teeth of a saw
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a snail shell (c) a wriggling snake (d) ocean waves
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a cut-here line (d) dashes on a road
  18. 18.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a playground slide (d) a person standing tall
  19. 19.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a playground slide (d) a falling tree
  20. 20.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  21. 21.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a jalebi (c) a flag in the wind (d) the teeth of a saw
  23. 23.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a snail shell (b) a jalebi (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a laser beam
  25. 25.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  26. 26.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  33. 33.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a playground slide (c) a leaning ladder (d) the edge of a calm sea
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  36. 36.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  37. 37.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  38. 38.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  39. 39.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) wavy line

Answer key

  1. vertical
  2. a table top
  3. spiral line
  4. vertical
  5. zigzag lines
  6. diagonal
  7. a ruler’s edge
  8. spiral line
  9. wavy line
  10. a wavy line
  11. a spiral
  12. dashes on a road
  13. False
  14. vertical lines
  15. a cut-here line
  16. a snail shell
  17. ocean waves
  18. a playground slide
  19. a standing tree trunk
  20. diagonal
  21. horizontal
  22. a jalebi
  23. True
  24. a laser beam
  25. diagonal
  26. True
  27. False
  28. True
  29. True
  30. True
  31. zigzag line
  32. diagonal lines
  33. False
  34. a person standing tall
  35. straight line
  36. curved lines
  37. vertical
  38. diagonal
  39. True
  40. spiral line

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