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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 609 · 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 person standing tall (b) a tall lamp post (c) a playground slide (d) a sleeping person
  2. 2.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) a person standing tall
  3. 3.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  4. 4.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a table top (c) a leaning ladder (d) a person standing tall
  7. 7.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) stitches on cloth (c) a snail shell (d) a laser beam
  9. 9.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a wriggling snake (c) a laser beam (d) stitches on cloth
  12. 12.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a sleeping person (d) a standing tree trunk
  14. 14.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) the teeth of a saw (c) stitches on cloth (d) a flag in the wind
  16. 16.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  17. 17.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  19. 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  20. 20.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a ruler’s edge (c) dashes on a road (d) the teeth of a saw
  23. 23.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  25. 25.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  27. 27.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  28. 28.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a jalebi looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  31. 31.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) a sleeping person (d) a falling tree
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) ocean waves (d) the teeth of a saw
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a flag in the wind (c) a lightning bolt (d) a tightly pulled rope
  34. 34.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a spiral
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a snail shell (c) a wriggling snake (d) a cut-here line
  36. 36.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  37. 37.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  39. 39.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) ocean waves (b) dashes on a road (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a lightning bolt

Answer key

  1. a playground slide
  2. a leaning ladder
  3. vertical
  4. False
  5. True
  6. a table top
  7. vertical
  8. a snail shell
  9. True
  10. diagonal
  11. a wriggling snake
  12. False
  13. a standing tree trunk
  14. horizontal
  15. a flag in the wind
  16. diagonal
  17. False
  18. horizontal
  19. horizontal lines
  20. True
  21. False
  22. a ruler’s edge
  23. False
  24. straight line
  25. diagonal
  26. dotted or broken line
  27. vertical
  28. True
  29. False
  30. straight line
  31. a sleeping person
  32. stitches on cloth
  33. a lightning bolt
  34. a spiral
  35. a tightly pulled rope
  36. horizontal
  37. False
  38. vertical lines
  39. True
  40. dashes on a road

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