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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 789 · 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 tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
  2. 2.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a flag in the wind (c) dashes on a road (d) a ruler’s edge
  7. 7.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  8. 8.True or false: ocean waves looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a jalebi
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  13. 13.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  15. 15.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag
  19. 19.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  20. 20.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  21. 21.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  22. 22.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a jalebi looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  26. 26.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  27. 27.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) a falling tree
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  29. 29.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a standing tree trunk
  30. 30.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  31. 31.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a lightning bolt (d) ocean waves
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a ruler’s edge (c) dashes on a road (d) a laser beam
  36. 36.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  37. 37.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  39. 39.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a falling tree (c) a sleeping person (d) a person standing tall
  40. 40.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a flag in the wind (c) a snail shell (d) ocean waves

Answer key

  1. the edge of a calm sea
  2. False
  3. dotted or broken line
  4. diagonal lines
  5. vertical lines
  6. a ruler’s edge
  7. vertical
  8. False
  9. straight line
  10. stitches on cloth
  11. spiral line
  12. horizontal lines
  13. False
  14. dotted or broken line
  15. True
  16. True
  17. False
  18. a spiral
  19. horizontal
  20. vertical
  21. vertical
  22. True
  23. False
  24. True
  25. wavy line
  26. horizontal
  27. a falling tree
  28. zigzag line
  29. a leaning ladder
  30. diagonal
  31. False
  32. dotted or broken line
  33. zigzag line
  34. ocean waves
  35. dashes on a road
  36. horizontal lines
  37. False
  38. diagonal
  39. a person standing tall
  40. a snail shell

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