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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 716 · 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: a table top is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a playground slide (d) a leaning ladder
  3. 3.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  6. 6.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  8. 8.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a straight line (c) a wavy line (d) a dotted line
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  10. 10.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  12. 12.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  13. 13.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a tall lamp post (c) a leaning ladder (d) a sleeping person
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a laser beam (b) stitches on cloth (c) a wriggling snake (d) the teeth of a saw
  15. 15.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  16. 16.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  17. 17.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  19. 19.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a sleeping person (c) a person standing tall (d) a falling tree
  20. 20.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a wriggling snake (c) a laser beam (d) a coiled rope
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a snail shell (b) the teeth of a saw (c) ocean waves (d) a ruler’s edge
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  24. 24.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  26. 26.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  28. 28.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  30. 30.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  32. 32.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  34. 34.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a playground slide (c) a tall lamp post (d) a person standing tall
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a snail shell (c) stitches on cloth (d) dashes on a road
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) dashes on a road (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a ruler’s edge (d) ocean waves
  37. 37.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  38. 38.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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