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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 635 · 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 wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  3. 3.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📏 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
  6. 6.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a table top (c) a person standing tall (d) a tall lamp post
  9. 9.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  11. 11.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  13. 13.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  15. 15.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  17. 17.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  19. 19.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  21. 21.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a sleeping person (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post
  22. 22.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  25. 25.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag line (c) a straight line (d) a wavy line
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  27. 27.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  28. 28.True or false: ocean waves looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  31. 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  32. 32.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  34. 34.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a lightning bolt (c) a flag in the wind (d) a ruler’s edge
  36. 36.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a sleeping person (c) a person standing tall (d) a leaning ladder
  37. 37.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal

Answer key

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

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