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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 773 · 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 diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a leaning ladder (d) a person standing tall
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a jalebi (b) a flag in the wind (c) a coiled rope (d) a ruler’s edge
  3. 3.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) stitches on cloth (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a coiled rope
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a lightning bolt (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a row of pointy peaks
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  11. 11.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) ocean waves (c) a wriggling snake (d) the teeth of a saw
  13. 13.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  17. 17.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  19. 19.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) stitches on cloth (c) a cut-here line (d) a row of pointy peaks
  21. 21.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  23. 23.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  26. 26.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a tall lamp post (d) a falling tree
  27. 27.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) the teeth of a saw (d) dashes on a road
  29. 29.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  32. 32.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  33. 33.📏 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
  34. 34.True or false: a laser beam looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  36. 36.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) a falling tree
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  38. 38.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  39. 39.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line

Answer key

  1. a leaning ladder
  2. a flag in the wind
  3. True
  4. zigzag line
  5. diagonal lines
  6. straight line
  7. a coiled rope
  8. ocean waves
  9. zigzag line
  10. spiral line
  11. horizontal
  12. a snail shell
  13. False
  14. False
  15. True
  16. diagonal
  17. True
  18. horizontal lines
  19. False
  20. a row of pointy peaks
  21. False
  22. zigzag lines
  23. False
  24. zigzag line
  25. wavy line
  26. the edge of a calm sea
  27. True
  28. a tightly pulled rope
  29. True
  30. False
  31. vertical
  32. diagonal
  33. a spiral
  34. False
  35. dotted or broken line
  36. a tall lamp post
  37. straight line
  38. vertical
  39. True
  40. dotted or broken line

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