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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 596 · 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.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  2. 2.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  4. 4.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  6. 6.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  7. 7.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a wavy line (c) a zigzag line (d) a dotted line
  8. 8.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  9. 9.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a snail shell
  14. 14.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📏 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
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a jalebi (c) dashes on a road (d) the teeth of a saw
  17. 17.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  19. 19.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a playground slide (d) a sleeping person
  21. 21.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  24. 24.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  26. 26.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a playground slide (d) a table top
  27. 27.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a table top (d) a sleeping person
  28. 28.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a jalebi (d) dashes on a road
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a cut-here line (b) ocean waves (c) a ruler’s edge (d) the teeth of a saw
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  35. 35.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a snail shell (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a flag in the wind (d) the teeth of a saw
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  38. 38.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a coiled rope (c) a cut-here line (d) a lightning bolt
  40. 40.True or false: a jalebi looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. diagonal
  2. False
  3. vertical
  4. diagonal
  5. wavy line
  6. horizontal
  7. a wavy line
  8. vertical
  9. True
  10. zigzag line
  11. zigzag line
  12. wavy line
  13. stitches on cloth
  14. True
  15. a spiral
  16. dashes on a road
  17. True
  18. straight line
  19. True
  20. a tall lamp post
  21. False
  22. True
  23. curved lines
  24. diagonal
  25. spiral line
  26. a playground slide
  27. a standing tree trunk
  28. False
  29. vertical
  30. a tightly pulled rope
  31. a ruler’s edge
  32. straight line
  33. wavy line
  34. diagonal lines
  35. horizontal
  36. the teeth of a saw
  37. zigzag lines
  38. horizontal
  39. a lightning bolt
  40. False

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