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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 452 · 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 tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  4. 4.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  7. 7.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a snail shell (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a wriggling snake
  9. 9.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  10. 10.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a laser beam (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) ocean waves
  14. 14.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  15. 15.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a wavy line
  16. 16.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) a falling tree
  17. 17.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a falling tree (c) a leaning ladder (d) the edge of a calm sea
  18. 18.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  22. 22.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  23. 23.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  26. 26.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  28. 28.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a snail shell (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a coiled rope
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) dashes on a road (c) a wriggling snake (d) a tightly pulled rope
  31. 31.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) ocean waves (c) dashes on a road (d) a coiled rope
  33. 33.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a zigzag (c) a dotted line (d) a straight line
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) stitches on cloth (c) dashes on a road (d) ocean waves
  35. 35.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  38. 38.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  40. 40.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. horizontal
  3. diagonal lines
  4. True
  5. horizontal
  6. dotted or broken line
  7. False
  8. a snail shell
  9. diagonal
  10. False
  11. False
  12. False
  13. a row of pointy peaks
  14. horizontal
  15. a wavy line
  16. a sleeping person
  17. the edge of a calm sea
  18. False
  19. False
  20. wavy line
  21. spiral line
  22. vertical
  23. True
  24. True
  25. wavy line
  26. False
  27. vertical
  28. True
  29. the teeth of a saw
  30. a wriggling snake
  31. False
  32. a coiled rope
  33. a spiral
  34. ocean waves
  35. False
  36. True
  37. spiral line
  38. False
  39. vertical lines
  40. True

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