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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 803 · 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.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a jalebi (c) ocean waves (d) a laser beam
  3. 3.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a tall lamp post (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a sleeping person
  4. 4.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  5. 5.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  8. 8.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a sleeping person (c) a playground slide (d) a person standing tall
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  12. 12.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  13. 13.True or false: ocean waves looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  16. 16.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) ocean waves (b) stitches on cloth (c) dashes on a road (d) a ruler’s edge
  20. 20.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) the teeth of a saw (c) ocean waves (d) dashes on a road
  23. 23.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a falling tree (c) a table top (d) a sleeping person
  24. 24.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a snail shell (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a tightly pulled rope
  26. 26.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a snail shell (d) a lightning bolt
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  30. 30.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  31. 31.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  33. 33.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  35. 35.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a spiral (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  37. 37.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a table top (c) a playground slide (d) a falling tree
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  40. 40.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a sleeping person (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a leaning ladder

Answer key

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

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