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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 56 · 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 falling tree is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a jalebi (c) a lightning bolt (d) a ruler’s edge
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  4. 4.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a laser beam (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a row of pointy peaks
  6. 6.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a cut-here line (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a snail shell
  8. 8.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a spiral (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag
  9. 9.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) ocean waves (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a laser beam (d) dashes on a road
  13. 13.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  16. 16.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  22. 22.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  23. 23.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag line (c) a wavy line (d) a dotted line
  26. 26.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a tall lamp post (c) a sleeping person (d) a person standing tall
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  29. 29.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a wriggling snake (c) a laser beam (d) a cut-here line
  31. 31.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a playground slide (d) a person standing tall
  32. 32.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  34. 34.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a snail shell
  36. 36.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  37. 37.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a laser beam (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a snail shell
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  40. 40.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a ruler’s edge
  3. straight line
  4. False
  5. a row of pointy peaks
  6. vertical
  7. a cut-here line
  8. a spiral
  9. True
  10. False
  11. vertical
  12. dashes on a road
  13. True
  14. False
  15. horizontal lines
  16. False
  17. False
  18. False
  19. False
  20. curved lines
  21. dotted or broken line
  22. diagonal
  23. True
  24. True
  25. a wavy line
  26. True
  27. a sleeping person
  28. vertical lines
  29. True
  30. a laser beam
  31. the edge of a calm sea
  32. False
  33. wavy line
  34. diagonal
  35. a snail shell
  36. horizontal
  37. horizontal
  38. the teeth of a saw
  39. spiral line
  40. False

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