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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 562 · 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 wriggling snake looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a lightning bolt (c) a wriggling snake (d) a ruler’s edge
  3. 3.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  4. 4.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  6. 6.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  10. 10.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) the edge of a calm sea
  11. 11.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a playground slide (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a sleeping person
  12. 12.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  13. 13.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  14. 14.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: ocean waves looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) dashes on a road (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a laser beam (d) a cut-here line
  17. 17.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  19. 19.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  20. 20.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) a flag in the wind (c) a lightning bolt (d) a laser beam
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a jalebi (b) a cut-here line (c) a lightning bolt (d) a flag in the wind
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  25. 25.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) ocean waves (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a wriggling snake (d) a tightly pulled rope
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a lightning bolt (c) a snail shell (d) a coiled rope
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a laser beam (b) a lightning bolt (c) a coiled rope (d) a flag in the wind
  30. 30.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a cut-here line (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a flag in the wind
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  33. 33.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  35. 35.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a straight line (c) a spiral (d) a dotted line
  36. 36.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  38. 38.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  39. 39.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a standing tree trunk (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a falling tree
  40. 40.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a wriggling snake
  3. diagonal
  4. True
  5. spiral line
  6. False
  7. False
  8. straight line
  9. dotted or broken line
  10. a tall lamp post
  11. a playground slide
  12. vertical
  13. zigzag line
  14. True
  15. False
  16. a laser beam
  17. True
  18. vertical
  19. horizontal
  20. vertical
  21. a lightning bolt
  22. zigzag lines
  23. a flag in the wind
  24. curved lines
  25. True
  26. a tightly pulled rope
  27. wavy line
  28. a ruler’s edge
  29. a coiled rope
  30. False
  31. a cut-here line
  32. dotted or broken line
  33. False
  34. horizontal
  35. a spiral
  36. vertical
  37. diagonal lines
  38. diagonal
  39. a falling tree
  40. True

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