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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 577 · 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 horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  7. 7.True or false: ocean waves looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  9. 9.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a spiral (c) a zigzag (d) a dotted line
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a wriggling snake (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a coiled rope
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a snail shell (b) a flag in the wind (c) stitches on cloth (d) a cut-here line
  14. 14.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  17. 17.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a falling tree (c) a leaning ladder (d) a tall lamp post
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  19. 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  20. 20.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a lightning bolt (c) a flag in the wind (d) a coiled rope
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  23. 23.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  25. 25.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  27. 27.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  31. 31.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a sleeping person (c) a table top (d) a leaning ladder
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a wriggling snake (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a coiled rope
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a jalebi (c) ocean waves (d) a ruler’s edge
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) ocean waves (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a wriggling snake (d) a coiled rope
  36. 36.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  38. 38.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  39. 39.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. horizontal
  4. curved lines
  5. zigzag line
  6. diagonal lines
  7. False
  8. zigzag line
  9. True
  10. a spiral
  11. straight line
  12. the teeth of a saw
  13. a flag in the wind
  14. True
  15. diagonal
  16. horizontal lines
  17. a tall lamp post
  18. straight line
  19. vertical lines
  20. True
  21. a coiled rope
  22. diagonal lines
  23. True
  24. vertical
  25. True
  26. wavy line
  27. False
  28. True
  29. False
  30. horizontal
  31. a leaning ladder
  32. a wriggling snake
  33. a ruler’s edge
  34. straight line
  35. a tightly pulled rope
  36. vertical lines
  37. wavy line
  38. vertical
  39. False
  40. vertical

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