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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 737 · 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 snail shell looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a lightning bolt (c) a cut-here line (d) a jalebi
  6. 6.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  8. 8.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a tall lamp post (c) a playground slide (d) a table top
  9. 9.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  12. 12.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  13. 13.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a laser beam (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a jalebi
  15. 15.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  16. 16.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a table top (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a playground slide
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  18. 18.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a falling tree
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a ruler’s edge (c) stitches on cloth (d) the teeth of a saw
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a ruler’s edge (c) dashes on a road (d) a coiled rope
  23. 23.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a sleeping person (c) a table top (d) a falling tree
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a snail shell (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) dashes on a road
  26. 26.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a tall lamp post (c) a table top (d) a leaning ladder
  27. 27.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  28. 28.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a falling tree (c) a leaning ladder (d) a person standing tall
  29. 29.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a spiral (d) a zigzag
  30. 30.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  32. 32.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) a person standing tall
  34. 34.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) dashes on a road (b) stitches on cloth (c) a snail shell (d) ocean waves
  37. 37.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a lightning bolt (c) ocean waves (d) a snail shell
  39. 39.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a tall lamp post (c) a sleeping person (d) a playground slide
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) ocean waves (c) a coiled rope (d) a ruler’s edge

Answer key

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

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