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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 787 · 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 sleeping person (b) a person standing tall (c) a falling tree (d) a standing tree trunk
  2. 2.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a laser beam (c) a flag in the wind (d) a coiled rope
  6. 6.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  7. 7.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  8. 8.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  10. 10.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  11. 11.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  16. 16.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) the edge of a calm sea
  17. 17.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  18. 18.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a jalebi (b) a cut-here line (c) stitches on cloth (d) a lightning bolt
  21. 21.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  24. 24.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a wavy line (d) a zigzag line
  25. 25.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  27. 27.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag (d) a dotted line
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  30. 30.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a sleeping person (d) a table top
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  33. 33.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  35. 35.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  37. 37.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a flag in the wind
  38. 38.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  40. 40.True or false: ocean waves looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a falling tree
  2. False
  3. False
  4. True
  5. a cut-here line
  6. wavy line
  7. vertical
  8. True
  9. zigzag lines
  10. horizontal
  11. True
  12. False
  13. vertical
  14. zigzag line
  15. zigzag line
  16. the edge of a calm sea
  17. diagonal
  18. True
  19. horizontal
  20. a jalebi
  21. False
  22. False
  23. vertical lines
  24. a wavy line
  25. False
  26. straight line
  27. a spiral
  28. wavy line
  29. spiral line
  30. False
  31. a playground slide
  32. straight line
  33. True
  34. zigzag line
  35. True
  36. diagonal
  37. a tightly pulled rope
  38. diagonal
  39. diagonal lines
  40. False

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