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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 683 · 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.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  2. 2.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  4. 4.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a person standing tall (d) a table top
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) ocean waves (b) a jalebi (c) a flag in the wind (d) a ruler’s edge
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a ruler’s edge (c) ocean waves (d) a laser beam
  8. 8.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  10. 10.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a person standing tall (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post
  11. 11.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a playground slide (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a person standing tall
  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.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a snail shell (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a wriggling snake
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  16. 16.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a falling tree (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a table top
  17. 17.True or false: a laser beam looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  19. 19.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  20. 20.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  23. 23.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📏 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
  26. 26.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  29. 29.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a tall lamp post (c) a leaning ladder (d) a person standing tall
  32. 32.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  36. 36.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a table top (c) a falling tree (d) a leaning ladder
  37. 37.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a wriggling snake (c) stitches on cloth (d) a row of pointy peaks
  40. 40.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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