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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 695 · 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: the teeth of a saw looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a falling tree (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  4. 4.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a spiral (c) a zigzag (d) a dotted line
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  7. 7.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  8. 8.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a tall lamp post (d) a falling tree
  9. 9.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  12. 12.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) ocean waves (c) stitches on cloth (d) a flag in the wind
  14. 14.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a coiled rope (d) dashes on a road
  16. 16.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a tall lamp post (c) a falling tree (d) a leaning ladder
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a lightning bolt (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a row of pointy peaks
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  19. 19.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  23. 23.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  24. 24.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  26. 26.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a person standing tall (d) a falling tree
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a lightning bolt (d) dashes on a road
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a ruler’s edge (c) the teeth of a saw (d) dashes on a road
  30. 30.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  34. 34.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a tall lamp post (c) a table top (d) a leaning ladder
  36. 36.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  37. 37.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  40. 40.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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