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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 794 · 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) the edge of a calm sea (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) a playground slide
  2. 2.📏 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
  3. 3.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) a playground slide (d) a sleeping person
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a flag in the wind (d) stitches on cloth
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a lightning bolt (c) a ruler’s edge (d) stitches on cloth
  6. 6.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  8. 8.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a cut-here line (d) a jalebi
  10. 10.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) the edge of a calm sea
  12. 12.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  14. 14.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  18. 18.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  19. 19.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  21. 21.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  22. 22.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a coiled rope (c) the teeth of a saw (d) ocean waves
  24. 24.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a jalebi (c) a lightning bolt (d) a cut-here line
  27. 27.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a jalebi looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  32. 32.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a wavy line (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag line
  34. 34.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  36. 36.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a person standing tall (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a table top
  37. 37.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  40. 40.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical

Answer key

  1. a playground slide
  2. a spiral
  3. a sleeping person
  4. stitches on cloth
  5. a lightning bolt
  6. False
  7. dotted or broken line
  8. horizontal
  9. the teeth of a saw
  10. False
  11. a leaning ladder
  12. False
  13. diagonal
  14. False
  15. False
  16. True
  17. horizontal lines
  18. vertical
  19. diagonal
  20. spiral line
  21. horizontal
  22. False
  23. ocean waves
  24. True
  25. vertical
  26. a jalebi
  27. True
  28. False
  29. False
  30. wavy line
  31. zigzag line
  32. True
  33. a wavy line
  34. True
  35. wavy line
  36. a table top
  37. True
  38. vertical
  39. wavy line
  40. diagonal

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