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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 483 · 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.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  2. 2.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a coiled rope (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a row of pointy peaks
  5. 5.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  7. 7.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a playground slide (c) a falling tree (d) a leaning ladder
  8. 8.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a leaning ladder (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a sleeping person
  10. 10.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  11. 11.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a wriggling snake (d) dashes on a road
  14. 14.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a lightning bolt
  16. 16.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  17. 17.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📏 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
  19. 19.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a table top
  20. 20.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a tall lamp post (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a table top
  22. 22.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) the edge of a calm sea
  23. 23.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  24. 24.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a tall lamp post (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a leaning ladder
  26. 26.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a coiled rope (d) a laser beam
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  29. 29.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  30. 30.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) dashes on a road (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a row of pointy peaks
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a laser beam (b) a cut-here line (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a coiled rope
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  34. 34.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  36. 36.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a falling tree (d) a table top

Answer key

  1. wavy line
  2. False
  3. horizontal
  4. a ruler’s edge
  5. horizontal
  6. diagonal lines
  7. a person standing tall
  8. True
  9. a leaning ladder
  10. vertical
  11. True
  12. vertical
  13. a wriggling snake
  14. horizontal
  15. a lightning bolt
  16. diagonal
  17. True
  18. a spiral
  19. a table top
  20. False
  21. a tall lamp post
  22. a playground slide
  23. horizontal
  24. False
  25. a sleeping person
  26. the edge of a calm sea
  27. a coiled rope
  28. spiral line
  29. diagonal
  30. False
  31. a tightly pulled rope
  32. a cut-here line
  33. vertical lines
  34. False
  35. zigzag line
  36. True
  37. True
  38. True
  39. False
  40. a falling tree

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