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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 591 · 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 person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  3. 3.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  4. 4.True or false: a snail shell looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a snail shell (c) ocean waves (d) a laser beam
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  7. 7.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a leaning ladder (c) a tall lamp post (d) a standing tree trunk
  8. 8.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  10. 10.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a flag in the wind (d) a wriggling snake
  12. 12.True or false: a laser beam looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a leaning ladder (c) a tall lamp post (d) a falling tree
  14. 14.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  16. 16.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) a laser beam (c) ocean waves (d) a tightly pulled rope
  18. 18.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a table top (c) a playground slide (d) a standing tree trunk
  19. 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  20. 20.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag
  21. 21.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  22. 22.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  26. 26.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a wavy line (d) a zigzag line
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  28. 28.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  32. 32.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  34. 34.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a jalebi looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a playground slide (d) a person standing tall
  38. 38.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines

Answer key

  1. False
  2. zigzag line
  3. vertical
  4. False
  5. the teeth of a saw
  6. wavy line
  7. a leaning ladder
  8. False
  9. diagonal
  10. True
  11. a tightly pulled rope
  12. False
  13. a sleeping person
  14. True
  15. vertical
  16. vertical
  17. a snail shell
  18. a playground slide
  19. zigzag lines
  20. a spiral
  21. diagonal
  22. False
  23. False
  24. True
  25. curved lines
  26. a wavy line
  27. wavy line
  28. False
  29. True
  30. True
  31. horizontal
  32. False
  33. zigzag line
  34. False
  35. False
  36. False
  37. the edge of a calm sea
  38. False
  39. True
  40. vertical lines

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