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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 817 · 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.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  2. 2.📏 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
  3. 3.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a person standing tall (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a leaning ladder
  4. 4.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a wriggling snake (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a ruler’s edge
  5. 5.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a playground slide (c) a leaning ladder (d) a sleeping person
  7. 7.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  9. 9.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) dashes on a road (c) the teeth of a saw (d) ocean waves
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a jalebi (c) a laser beam (d) ocean waves
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  13. 13.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  15. 15.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  18. 18.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  19. 19.True or false: a snail shell looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a lightning bolt (c) stitches on cloth (d) a wriggling snake
  23. 23.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  26. 26.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a zigzag line (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  27. 27.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a table top (c) a falling tree (d) a tall lamp post
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a coiled rope (c) dashes on a road (d) a wriggling snake
  29. 29.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a falling tree (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a sleeping person
  30. 30.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  32. 32.True or false: a laser beam looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a jalebi (d) stitches on cloth
  35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  36. 36.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a laser beam (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a ruler’s edge
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
  40. 40.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical

Answer key

  1. diagonal
  2. zigzag line
  3. a leaning ladder
  4. a ruler’s edge
  5. True
  6. a sleeping person
  7. True
  8. dotted or broken line
  9. horizontal
  10. dashes on a road
  11. a laser beam
  12. zigzag line
  13. horizontal
  14. spiral line
  15. True
  16. straight line
  17. spiral line
  18. diagonal
  19. False
  20. True
  21. True
  22. stitches on cloth
  23. True
  24. wavy line
  25. diagonal lines
  26. a wavy line
  27. a tall lamp post
  28. a coiled rope
  29. a person standing tall
  30. True
  31. horizontal
  32. False
  33. False
  34. a jalebi
  35. curved lines
  36. horizontal
  37. dotted or broken line
  38. a cut-here line
  39. vertical lines
  40. vertical

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