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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 719 · 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.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a jalebi (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a snail shell (d) ocean waves
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a lightning bolt (c) a coiled rope (d) a snail shell
  3. 3.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a person standing tall (c) a falling tree (d) a table top
  4. 4.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a falling tree (c) a tall lamp post (d) the edge of a calm sea
  5. 5.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a spiral
  6. 6.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  8. 8.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  10. 10.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  12. 12.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  15. 15.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) a playground slide
  16. 16.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a person standing tall (c) a playground slide (d) a table top
  18. 18.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a laser beam (c) a lightning bolt (d) a snail shell
  21. 21.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a cut-here line (c) dashes on a road (d) a coiled rope
  25. 25.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  27. 27.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  29. 29.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  31. 31.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  33. 33.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) ocean waves (c) dashes on a road (d) a tightly pulled rope
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  35. 35.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  38. 38.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) a ruler’s edge (c) ocean waves (d) a laser beam
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines

Answer key

  1. ocean waves
  2. a lightning bolt
  3. a person standing tall
  4. a falling tree
  5. a spiral
  6. False
  7. horizontal
  8. True
  9. diagonal
  10. vertical
  11. straight line
  12. True
  13. False
  14. horizontal
  15. a sleeping person
  16. False
  17. a playground slide
  18. True
  19. curved lines
  20. a laser beam
  21. False
  22. dotted or broken line
  23. zigzag line
  24. a coiled rope
  25. False
  26. wavy line
  27. horizontal
  28. diagonal lines
  29. False
  30. diagonal
  31. True
  32. diagonal
  33. a tightly pulled rope
  34. vertical lines
  35. True
  36. True
  37. zigzag line
  38. False
  39. a snail shell
  40. horizontal lines

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