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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 524 · 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 line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a spiral (d) a zigzag
  2. 2.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a person standing tall (c) a table top (d) a falling tree
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  6. 6.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a ruler’s edge (c) stitches on cloth (d) a lightning bolt
  8. 8.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) a wriggling snake (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a coiled rope
  10. 10.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) ocean waves (c) a cut-here line (d) a wriggling snake
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) dashes on a road (d) a laser beam
  14. 14.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a wavy line (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  17. 17.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  19. 19.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 playground slide
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a wriggling snake (c) a jalebi (d) the teeth of a saw
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a coiled rope (d) a row of pointy peaks
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  24. 24.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  25. 25.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  26. 26.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  27. 27.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  30. 30.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) ocean waves (c) a jalebi (d) a ruler’s edge
  32. 32.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  33. 33.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) a sleeping person
  34. 34.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  40. 40.True or false: ocean waves looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a spiral
  2. a falling tree
  3. spiral line
  4. straight line
  5. wavy line
  6. False
  7. a ruler’s edge
  8. True
  9. a wriggling snake
  10. horizontal
  11. a cut-here line
  12. zigzag line
  13. a snail shell
  14. False
  15. a wavy line
  16. vertical lines
  17. True
  18. dotted or broken line
  19. a person standing tall
  20. a jalebi
  21. a row of pointy peaks
  22. curved lines
  23. wavy line
  24. diagonal
  25. diagonal
  26. horizontal
  27. False
  28. horizontal
  29. zigzag line
  30. False
  31. ocean waves
  32. vertical
  33. a sleeping person
  34. False
  35. False
  36. True
  37. False
  38. spiral line
  39. spiral line
  40. False

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