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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 601 · 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.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a tall lamp post (c) a sleeping person (d) a falling tree
  2. 2.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  3. 3.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  5. 5.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a wavy line (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag line
  7. 7.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a sleeping person (c) a person standing tall (d) a falling tree
  8. 8.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a spiral (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  10. 10.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  15. 15.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a falling tree (c) a playground slide (d) a leaning ladder
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) dashes on a road (c) a jalebi (d) a wriggling snake
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  21. 21.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a snail shell (b) a jalebi (c) a ruler’s edge (d) the teeth of a saw
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  24. 24.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  26. 26.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  28. 28.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) ocean waves (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a flag in the wind (d) a snail shell
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  33. 33.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a table top (d) a falling tree
  35. 35.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  36. 36.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  37. 37.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a wriggling snake (c) a laser beam (d) a cut-here line
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line

Answer key

  1. a falling tree
  2. vertical
  3. True
  4. dotted or broken line
  5. True
  6. a wavy line
  7. a person standing tall
  8. a spiral
  9. zigzag lines
  10. False
  11. False
  12. True
  13. False
  14. horizontal
  15. the edge of a calm sea
  16. a wriggling snake
  17. zigzag line
  18. zigzag lines
  19. zigzag line
  20. curved lines
  21. horizontal
  22. the teeth of a saw
  23. wavy line
  24. False
  25. zigzag line
  26. vertical
  27. straight line
  28. False
  29. True
  30. spiral line
  31. a snail shell
  32. straight line
  33. True
  34. a table top
  35. horizontal
  36. diagonal
  37. True
  38. a laser beam
  39. horizontal lines
  40. dotted or broken line

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