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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 741 · 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.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  2. 2.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a leaning ladder (d) a person standing tall
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) stitches on cloth (c) a wriggling snake (d) a snail shell
  4. 4.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) dashes on a road (c) a laser beam (d) a jalebi
  6. 6.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  8. 8.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag line (c) a wavy line (d) a straight line
  9. 9.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  10. 10.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a tall lamp post (c) a sleeping person (d) a standing tree trunk
  11. 11.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  13. 13.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  15. 15.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  16. 16.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a sleeping person (d) the edge of a calm sea
  17. 17.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag (c) a dotted line (d) a spiral
  18. 18.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  20. 20.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  21. 21.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a lightning bolt (d) a jalebi
  24. 24.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) a table top
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) ocean waves (c) dashes on a road (d) a cut-here line
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a cut-here line (d) a flag in the wind
  29. 29.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  31. 31.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  33. 33.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  36. 36.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a laser beam (c) a jalebi (d) a flag in the wind
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a cut-here line (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a lightning bolt
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  40. 40.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

Answer key

  1. horizontal
  2. a person standing tall
  3. the teeth of a saw
  4. True
  5. a lightning bolt
  6. True
  7. vertical
  8. a wavy line
  9. diagonal
  10. a sleeping person
  11. True
  12. vertical
  13. False
  14. wavy line
  15. horizontal lines
  16. a falling tree
  17. a spiral
  18. True
  19. horizontal
  20. diagonal
  21. True
  22. spiral line
  23. a jalebi
  24. False
  25. a tall lamp post
  26. dotted or broken line
  27. ocean waves
  28. a row of pointy peaks
  29. True
  30. vertical lines
  31. vertical
  32. dotted or broken line
  33. False
  34. vertical
  35. straight line
  36. horizontal
  37. a flag in the wind
  38. a cut-here line
  39. zigzag line
  40. the edge of a calm sea

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