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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 567 · 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 leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a playground slide (d) a person standing tall
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a cut-here line (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a coiled rope
  5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  6. 6.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  7. 7.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a spiral (c) a dotted line (d) a straight line
  8. 8.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a falling tree (d) the edge of a calm sea
  9. 9.True or false: a snail shell looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  11. 11.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  12. 12.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  13. 13.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  14. 14.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a jalebi
  17. 17.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  19. 19.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) ocean waves (b) a jalebi (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a flag in the wind
  22. 22.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a sleeping person (d) a playground slide
  23. 23.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a leaning ladder (d) a tall lamp post
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  25. 25.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a lightning bolt (d) stitches on cloth
  27. 27.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a person standing tall (c) a falling tree (d) a standing tree trunk
  28. 28.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  30. 30.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a sleeping person (c) a playground slide (d) a standing tree trunk
  31. 31.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  32. 32.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a snail shell
  34. 34.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a ruler’s edge (c) dashes on a road (d) a jalebi
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a snail shell (c) a laser beam (d) the teeth of a saw
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  39. 39.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a laser beam (c) dashes on a road (d) a lightning bolt

Answer key

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

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