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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 756 · 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 is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a playground slide (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a leaning ladder
  2. 2.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a falling tree
  3. 3.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a lightning bolt (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a coiled rope
  5. 5.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  9. 9.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a flag in the wind
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a ruler’s edge (c) ocean waves (d) a row of pointy peaks
  13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  14. 14.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  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.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a laser beam (c) a coiled rope (d) a row of pointy peaks
  18. 18.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  21. 21.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a jalebi (c) the teeth of a saw (d) dashes on a road
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  23. 23.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  24. 24.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a table top (c) a person standing tall (d) a falling tree
  25. 25.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  27. 27.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a laser beam (c) dashes on a road (d) a wriggling snake
  28. 28.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a falling tree (d) a sleeping person
  29. 29.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  33. 33.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag (d) a spiral
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  35. 35.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  39. 39.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a lightning bolt (c) a cut-here line (d) a wriggling snake
  40. 40.✏️ 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

Answer key

  1. the edge of a calm sea
  2. a person standing tall
  3. True
  4. a coiled rope
  5. True
  6. False
  7. zigzag line
  8. spiral line
  9. False
  10. True
  11. a flag in the wind
  12. a ruler’s edge
  13. vertical lines
  14. False
  15. horizontal
  16. vertical
  17. a laser beam
  18. True
  19. True
  20. zigzag line
  21. a jalebi
  22. dotted or broken line
  23. horizontal
  24. a table top
  25. False
  26. spiral line
  27. dashes on a road
  28. a falling tree
  29. horizontal
  30. dotted or broken line
  31. straight line
  32. horizontal lines
  33. a spiral
  34. curved lines
  35. True
  36. False
  37. False
  38. wavy line
  39. a wriggling snake
  40. a wavy line

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