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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 621 · 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 vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a jalebi (c) a laser beam (d) a lightning bolt
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  5. 5.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  7. 7.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  10. 10.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a snail shell (b) a laser beam (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a wriggling snake
  12. 12.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  14. 14.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a spiral (c) a zigzag (d) a straight line
  15. 15.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  16. 16.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  17. 17.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  18. 18.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  19. 19.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a tall lamp post (d) a playground slide
  20. 20.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a cut-here line (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a tightly pulled rope
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a coiled rope (c) a wriggling snake (d) a lightning bolt
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  24. 24.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a lightning bolt
  26. 26.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  28. 28.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  30. 30.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  32. 32.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a sleeping person (d) a leaning ladder
  35. 35.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a falling tree (c) a playground slide (d) a table top
  38. 38.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  40. 40.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. stitches on cloth
  3. wavy line
  4. dotted or broken line
  5. diagonal
  6. diagonal lines
  7. False
  8. zigzag lines
  9. wavy line
  10. False
  11. the teeth of a saw
  12. True
  13. vertical lines
  14. a spiral
  15. vertical lines
  16. diagonal
  17. diagonal
  18. vertical
  19. the edge of a calm sea
  20. diagonal
  21. a flag in the wind
  22. a lightning bolt
  23. zigzag line
  24. True
  25. a ruler’s edge
  26. False
  27. spiral line
  28. True
  29. vertical
  30. False
  31. vertical
  32. False
  33. True
  34. a person standing tall
  35. False
  36. False
  37. a standing tree trunk
  38. horizontal
  39. zigzag line
  40. False

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