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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 692 · 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 ruler’s edge look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) dashes on a road (d) a tightly pulled rope
  3. 3.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a lightning bolt (c) stitches on cloth (d) a jalebi
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  7. 7.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a table top (d) a sleeping person
  9. 9.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  13. 13.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a wavy line (c) a dotted line (d) a straight line
  15. 15.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  16. 16.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a sleeping person (d) a table top
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a lightning bolt (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a ruler’s edge
  18. 18.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) the teeth of a saw (c) ocean waves (d) a cut-here line
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  21. 21.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a tall lamp post (c) a sleeping person (d) a falling tree
  22. 22.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a person standing tall (d) a sleeping person
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  25. 25.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  27. 27.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  28. 28.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a playground slide (c) a tall lamp post (d) a table top
  29. 29.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  31. 31.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  34. 34.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a jalebi (b) a wriggling snake (c) a lightning bolt (d) stitches on cloth
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  38. 38.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  39. 39.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  40. 40.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a zigzag (d) a spiral

Answer key

  1. straight line
  2. dashes on a road
  3. horizontal
  4. a jalebi
  5. dotted or broken line
  6. zigzag lines
  7. True
  8. a leaning ladder
  9. False
  10. False
  11. wavy line
  12. diagonal lines
  13. False
  14. a wavy line
  15. vertical
  16. a tall lamp post
  17. a ruler’s edge
  18. vertical
  19. a cut-here line
  20. straight line
  21. a sleeping person
  22. True
  23. a falling tree
  24. dotted or broken line
  25. True
  26. curved lines
  27. diagonal
  28. a table top
  29. False
  30. spiral line
  31. True
  32. diagonal
  33. horizontal lines
  34. False
  35. stitches on cloth
  36. zigzag line
  37. wavy line
  38. horizontal
  39. horizontal
  40. a spiral

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