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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 89 · 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 line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  2. 2.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  3. 3.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a table top (c) a leaning ladder (d) the edge of a calm sea
  6. 6.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a person standing tall (c) a leaning ladder (d) a standing tree trunk
  7. 7.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.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 sleeping person
  9. 9.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a spiral
  11. 11.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a jalebi (d) a cut-here line
  13. 13.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  14. 14.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a tall lamp post (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
  15. 15.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  16. 16.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag line (c) a dotted line (d) a wavy line
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a wriggling snake (c) a jalebi (d) the teeth of a saw
  19. 19.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a coiled rope (d) a lightning bolt
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
  24. 24.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) a person standing tall
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) dashes on a road (b) ocean waves (c) a lightning bolt (d) a snail shell
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
  28. 28.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  30. 30.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) a standing tree trunk
  34. 34.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a table top (d) a sleeping person
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  37. 37.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  40. 40.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal

Answer key

  1. horizontal
  2. straight line
  3. False
  4. False
  5. a person standing tall
  6. the edge of a calm sea
  7. False
  8. a playground slide
  9. False
  10. a spiral
  11. True
  12. a tightly pulled rope
  13. horizontal
  14. a table top
  15. vertical
  16. False
  17. a wavy line
  18. a jalebi
  19. True
  20. a flag in the wind
  21. wavy line
  22. diagonal lines
  23. zigzag lines
  24. a falling tree
  25. ocean waves
  26. spiral line
  27. dotted or broken line
  28. horizontal
  29. zigzag line
  30. False
  31. False
  32. False
  33. a leaning ladder
  34. True
  35. a tall lamp post
  36. wavy line
  37. True
  38. wavy line
  39. curved lines
  40. vertical

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