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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 573 · 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: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) a tall lamp post
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a jalebi (b) a cut-here line (c) a wriggling snake (d) a tightly pulled rope
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a cut-here line (c) ocean waves (d) a snail shell
  7. 7.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) stitches on cloth (d) ocean waves
  9. 9.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a laser beam (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) stitches on cloth
  12. 12.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  15. 15.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  16. 16.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  18. 18.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a sleeping person (c) a person standing tall (d) a falling tree
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  21. 21.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) a wriggling snake (c) a cut-here line (d) a tightly pulled rope
  24. 24.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  25. 25.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a tall lamp post (c) a playground slide (d) a standing tree trunk
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  27. 27.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  28. 28.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a leaning ladder (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a table top
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a laser beam (c) a snail shell (d) a row of pointy peaks
  31. 31.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a snail shell (b) a jalebi (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a flag in the wind
  35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  36. 36.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a wriggling snake
  38. 38.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  40. 40.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. False
  4. a table top
  5. a jalebi
  6. a cut-here line
  7. False
  8. ocean waves
  9. True
  10. False
  11. a row of pointy peaks
  12. False
  13. False
  14. dotted or broken line
  15. vertical
  16. True
  17. vertical
  18. False
  19. a sleeping person
  20. wavy line
  21. horizontal
  22. zigzag lines
  23. a snail shell
  24. diagonal
  25. the edge of a calm sea
  26. wavy line
  27. vertical
  28. a leaning ladder
  29. curved lines
  30. a laser beam
  31. True
  32. horizontal
  33. straight line
  34. a flag in the wind
  35. diagonal lines
  36. diagonal
  37. stitches on cloth
  38. True
  39. horizontal lines
  40. False

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