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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 53 · 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 dotted or broken line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a ruler’s edge (d) the teeth of a saw
  2. 2.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag (c) a straight line (d) a spiral
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a wriggling snake (d) a laser beam
  4. 4.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) dashes on a road (b) stitches on cloth (c) a cut-here line (d) a coiled rope
  6. 6.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  8. 8.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
  10. 10.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a falling tree (d) a sleeping person
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  13. 13.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) a sleeping person (d) a table top
  14. 14.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a person standing tall (c) a playground slide (d) a sleeping person
  15. 15.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  17. 17.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  19. 19.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  20. 20.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  22. 22.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a table top (c) a playground slide (d) a person standing tall
  23. 23.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a playground slide (d) a table top
  24. 24.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  26. 26.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a cut-here line (c) a lightning bolt (d) stitches on cloth
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a laser beam (c) a wriggling snake (d) a cut-here line
  30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  32. 32.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  33. 33.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  34. 34.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  36. 36.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a lightning bolt (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a snail shell
  39. 39.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a jalebi (b) a ruler’s edge (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a snail shell

Answer key

  1. dashes on a road
  2. a spiral
  3. a row of pointy peaks
  4. True
  5. a coiled rope
  6. False
  7. horizontal
  8. False
  9. a sleeping person
  10. True
  11. a falling tree
  12. dotted or broken line
  13. a leaning ladder
  14. a person standing tall
  15. False
  16. wavy line
  17. True
  18. vertical
  19. diagonal
  20. False
  21. diagonal lines
  22. a playground slide
  23. a standing tree trunk
  24. False
  25. horizontal lines
  26. vertical
  27. a flag in the wind
  28. dotted or broken line
  29. a laser beam
  30. vertical lines
  31. straight line
  32. vertical
  33. horizontal
  34. True
  35. spiral line
  36. False
  37. True
  38. a snail shell
  39. horizontal
  40. a ruler’s edge

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