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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 765 · 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 vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a sleeping person (c) a playground slide (d) a person standing tall
  2. 2.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  8. 8.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) a person standing tall
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) stitches on cloth (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a wriggling snake
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  13. 13.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  14. 14.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  15. 15.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  16. 16.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a dotted line (c) a spiral (d) a straight line
  17. 17.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  22. 22.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) ocean waves (b) a flag in the wind (c) a coiled rope (d) a ruler’s edge
  24. 24.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) ocean waves (b) the teeth of a saw (c) stitches on cloth (d) a coiled rope
  29. 29.True or false: ocean waves looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  31. 31.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  34. 34.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a zigzag line (d) a wavy line
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) ocean waves (c) dashes on a road (d) a ruler’s edge
  36. 36.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a jalebi (d) a snail shell
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  40. 40.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal

Answer key

  1. a person standing tall
  2. True
  3. False
  4. False
  5. True
  6. False
  7. vertical lines
  8. False
  9. False
  10. a leaning ladder
  11. a wriggling snake
  12. dotted or broken line
  13. vertical
  14. horizontal
  15. diagonal
  16. a spiral
  17. False
  18. True
  19. False
  20. horizontal
  21. dotted or broken line
  22. horizontal
  23. a ruler’s edge
  24. False
  25. diagonal
  26. zigzag lines
  27. dotted or broken line
  28. stitches on cloth
  29. False
  30. horizontal lines
  31. True
  32. zigzag lines
  33. spiral line
  34. a wavy line
  35. a row of pointy peaks
  36. False
  37. the teeth of a saw
  38. wavy line
  39. wavy line
  40. horizontal

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