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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 470 · 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: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a table top (c) a playground slide (d) a tall lamp post
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a wriggling snake (c) a flag in the wind (d) a tightly pulled rope
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) a lightning bolt (c) stitches on cloth (d) a flag in the wind
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a snail shell (b) a wriggling snake (c) a cut-here line (d) a laser beam
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) ocean waves (c) a jalebi (d) a lightning bolt
  10. 10.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a flag in the wind (d) stitches on cloth
  12. 12.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a tall lamp post (c) a sleeping person (d) a standing tree trunk
  13. 13.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  15. 15.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a jalebi (c) a cut-here line (d) ocean waves
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  18. 18.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a tall lamp post (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a playground slide
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  22. 22.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a lightning bolt (c) a cut-here line (d) a wriggling snake
  26. 26.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a spiral (d) a zigzag
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  30. 30.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a snail shell (c) a cut-here line (d) a row of pointy peaks
  32. 32.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  35. 35.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  36. 36.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a playground slide (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a person standing tall
  38. 38.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a dotted line (c) a zigzag line (d) a straight line
  39. 39.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  40. 40.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a leaning ladder (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a falling tree

Answer key

  1. True
  2. True
  3. a tall lamp post
  4. wavy line
  5. a tightly pulled rope
  6. a flag in the wind
  7. a laser beam
  8. straight line
  9. a lightning bolt
  10. False
  11. stitches on cloth
  12. a sleeping person
  13. horizontal
  14. vertical lines
  15. horizontal
  16. a jalebi
  17. dotted or broken line
  18. True
  19. a playground slide
  20. zigzag line
  21. diagonal lines
  22. False
  23. True
  24. vertical
  25. a wriggling snake
  26. False
  27. a spiral
  28. horizontal lines
  29. vertical lines
  30. False
  31. a row of pointy peaks
  32. True
  33. True
  34. diagonal
  35. horizontal
  36. True
  37. the edge of a calm sea
  38. a wavy line
  39. diagonal
  40. a person standing tall

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