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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 836 · 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) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  2. 2.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a sleeping person (d) a tall lamp post
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  4. 4.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a person standing tall (c) a playground slide (d) a standing tree trunk
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  7. 7.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  9. 9.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a wriggling snake (d) a lightning bolt
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a coiled rope (b) stitches on cloth (c) dashes on a road (d) the teeth of a saw
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a cut-here line (c) a flag in the wind (d) a lightning bolt
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  15. 15.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a jalebi (d) dashes on a road
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a flag in the wind (c) stitches on cloth (d) a laser beam
  18. 18.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a table top (d) a sleeping person
  20. 20.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  22. 22.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a playground slide (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post
  23. 23.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a jalebi (c) a cut-here line (d) ocean waves
  25. 25.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  26. 26.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a person standing tall (c) a sleeping person (d) a leaning ladder
  27. 27.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a coiled rope (d) stitches on cloth
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a laser beam (d) the teeth of a saw
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  31. 31.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag line (d) a wavy line
  32. 32.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a person standing tall (d) a table top
  33. 33.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  35. 35.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a spiral (c) a zigzag (d) a dotted line
  36. 36.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
  37. 37.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. diagonal
  2. a tall lamp post
  3. wavy line
  4. True
  5. a playground slide
  6. horizontal lines
  7. True
  8. vertical
  9. True
  10. False
  11. a wriggling snake
  12. a coiled rope
  13. a lightning bolt
  14. straight line
  15. curved lines
  16. a ruler’s edge
  17. stitches on cloth
  18. False
  19. a standing tree trunk
  20. True
  21. spiral line
  22. the edge of a calm sea
  23. vertical
  24. ocean waves
  25. vertical
  26. a leaning ladder
  27. vertical
  28. a flag in the wind
  29. the teeth of a saw
  30. zigzag line
  31. a wavy line
  32. a person standing tall
  33. diagonal
  34. spiral line
  35. a spiral
  36. vertical lines
  37. True
  38. True
  39. False
  40. False

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