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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 641 · 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 tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) a ruler’s edge (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a laser beam
  4. 4.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  5. 5.True or false: a laser beam looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a person standing tall (c) a table top (d) a sleeping person
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a jalebi (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a wriggling snake (d) dashes on a road
  9. 9.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a table top (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a sleeping person
  11. 11.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a dotted line (c) a zigzag (d) a straight line
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  13. 13.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  15. 15.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a coiled rope (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a row of pointy peaks
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) a lightning bolt (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a flag in the wind
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  19. 19.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a jalebi (b) the teeth of a saw (c) ocean waves (d) a tightly pulled rope
  23. 23.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  24. 24.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a tall lamp post (c) a falling tree (d) a sleeping person
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  27. 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  28. 28.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  31. 31.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a snail shell looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  34. 34.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) a playground slide (d) the edge of a calm sea
  35. 35.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  37. 37.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  38. 38.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a lightning bolt
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines

Answer key

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

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