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Types of Lines Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. horizontal lines
  2. a spiral
  3. the teeth of a saw
  4. dashes on a road
  5. horizontal
  6. vertical
  7. a falling tree
  8. True
  9. a sleeping person
  10. a lightning bolt
  11. vertical
  12. True
  13. a standing tree trunk
  14. a playground slide
  15. dotted or broken line
  16. a person standing tall
  17. False
  18. vertical lines
  19. straight line
  20. False
  21. wavy line
  22. False
  23. the edge of a calm sea
  24. a laser beam
  25. vertical
  26. True
  27. False
  28. horizontal
  29. spiral line
  30. False
  31. True
  32. False
  33. True
  34. False
  35. a tall lamp post
  36. diagonal
  37. True
  38. zigzag line
  39. a tightly pulled rope
  40. diagonal

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