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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 476 · 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 standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  2. 2.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a sleeping person (c) a playground slide (d) a tall lamp post
  4. 4.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a falling tree
  6. 6.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a person standing tall (d) a falling tree
  7. 7.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag line (d) a dotted line
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a jalebi (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a snail shell (d) a wriggling snake
  13. 13.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  15. 15.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  16. 16.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: ocean waves looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a jalebi (d) dashes on a road
  21. 21.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  23. 23.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a tall lamp post (c) a leaning ladder (d) a playground slide
  24. 24.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  27. 27.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  29. 29.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) ocean waves (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a laser beam (d) a wriggling snake
  31. 31.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a dotted line (c) a spiral (d) a straight line
  32. 32.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  35. 35.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  37. 37.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a playground slide (c) a table top (d) a person standing tall
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line

Answer key

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

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