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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 543 · 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.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a flag in the wind (c) a coiled rope (d) a wriggling snake
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a coiled rope (c) a flag in the wind (d) the teeth of a saw
  4. 4.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  5. 5.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) a person standing tall
  6. 6.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  7. 7.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a person standing tall (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
  8. 8.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a tall lamp post (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a table top
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  13. 13.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  14. 14.True or false: a laser beam looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  18. 18.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a snail shell (b) a jalebi (c) a flag in the wind (d) a laser beam
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a ruler’s edge (d) ocean waves
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a wriggling snake (c) a lightning bolt (d) a tightly pulled rope
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  23. 23.📏 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
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  25. 25.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  29. 29.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a person standing tall (c) a falling tree (d) a sleeping person
  30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  31. 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  32. 32.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a jalebi (c) stitches on cloth (d) a wriggling snake
  35. 35.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) a table top
  37. 37.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a jalebi (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a wriggling snake
  39. 39.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line

Answer key

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

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