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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 477 · 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.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a snail shell (b) a wriggling snake (c) a flag in the wind (d) a laser beam
  2. 2.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  4. 4.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a zigzag line (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  5. 5.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a falling tree
  6. 6.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a snail shell (c) a wriggling snake (d) a lightning bolt
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a flag in the wind (c) a lightning bolt (d) a snail shell
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) dashes on a road (c) ocean waves (d) a wriggling snake
  13. 13.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) dashes on a road (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a jalebi (d) a row of pointy peaks
  15. 15.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  16. 16.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a tall lamp post (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a sleeping person
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  21. 21.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  22. 22.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  24. 24.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  27. 27.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a jalebi looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a snail shell (c) a ruler’s edge (d) stitches on cloth
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  32. 32.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  35. 35.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  37. 37.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  39. 39.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a tall lamp post (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
  40. 40.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a playground slide (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a table top

Answer key

  1. a laser beam
  2. False
  3. wavy line
  4. a wavy line
  5. a falling tree
  6. True
  7. True
  8. horizontal
  9. a wriggling snake
  10. vertical lines
  11. a lightning bolt
  12. the teeth of a saw
  13. True
  14. dashes on a road
  15. vertical
  16. False
  17. True
  18. False
  19. a sleeping person
  20. straight line
  21. diagonal
  22. False
  23. dotted or broken line
  24. horizontal
  25. horizontal lines
  26. spiral line
  27. True
  28. False
  29. True
  30. a ruler’s edge
  31. wavy line
  32. False
  33. zigzag line
  34. zigzag lines
  35. True
  36. vertical
  37. False
  38. diagonal
  39. a table top
  40. a tall lamp post

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