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Types of Lines Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. spiral line
  2. False
  3. horizontal
  4. False
  5. False
  6. a spiral
  7. a wavy line
  8. zigzag line
  9. vertical
  10. True
  11. a leaning ladder
  12. a person standing tall
  13. wavy line
  14. a standing tree trunk
  15. True
  16. dotted or broken line
  17. True
  18. False
  19. False
  20. True
  21. dashes on a road
  22. horizontal
  23. vertical
  24. False
  25. straight line
  26. a sleeping person
  27. zigzag line
  28. a wriggling snake
  29. True
  30. diagonal lines
  31. a tightly pulled rope
  32. False
  33. diagonal
  34. diagonal lines
  35. True
  36. a tall lamp post
  37. diagonal
  38. zigzag lines
  39. curved lines
  40. False

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