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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 680 · 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 line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag (c) a spiral (d) a dotted line
  2. 2.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  3. 3.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  4. 4.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  6. 6.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  8. 8.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  9. 9.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  11. 11.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  12. 12.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  15. 15.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a sleeping person (d) a standing tree trunk
  16. 16.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a sleeping person (d) a playground slide
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a wriggling snake (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) stitches on cloth
  18. 18.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a jalebi (c) a ruler’s edge (d) the teeth of a saw
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  23. 23.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  25. 25.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  26. 26.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a tall lamp post (c) a falling tree (d) a sleeping person
  28. 28.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a tall lamp post (c) a leaning ladder (d) a sleeping person
  29. 29.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a cut-here line (c) a snail shell (d) a laser beam
  31. 31.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  32. 32.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a leaning ladder (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a tall lamp post
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  35. 35.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  36. 36.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  39. 39.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line

Answer key

  1. a spiral
  2. zigzag line
  3. vertical lines
  4. True
  5. zigzag line
  6. False
  7. vertical
  8. diagonal
  9. True
  10. horizontal
  11. diagonal
  12. False
  13. horizontal
  14. wavy line
  15. a leaning ladder
  16. a playground slide
  17. the teeth of a saw
  18. False
  19. False
  20. zigzag lines
  21. a wriggling snake
  22. diagonal lines
  23. True
  24. straight line
  25. diagonal
  26. True
  27. a tall lamp post
  28. a sleeping person
  29. horizontal
  30. a cut-here line
  31. vertical
  32. the edge of a calm sea
  33. straight line
  34. curved lines
  35. horizontal
  36. False
  37. horizontal lines
  38. vertical lines
  39. True
  40. wavy line

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