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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 923 · 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.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  2. 2.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  4. 4.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a playground slide (c) a sleeping person (d) a person standing tall
  5. 5.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  6. 6.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag
  8. 8.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) stitches on cloth (c) a jalebi (d) a cut-here line
  11. 11.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  13. 13.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  14. 14.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a playground slide (c) a falling tree (d) the edge of a calm sea
  15. 15.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a lightning bolt (d) stitches on cloth
  17. 17.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a table top (d) a tall lamp post
  18. 18.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a falling tree (c) a tall lamp post (d) a table top
  19. 19.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) ocean waves (b) stitches on cloth (c) dashes on a road (d) a jalebi
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  21. 21.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a wavy line
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a coiled rope (d) a tightly pulled rope
  23. 23.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  24. 24.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  26. 26.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  31. 31.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a playground slide (c) a tall lamp post (d) the edge of a calm sea
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
  34. 34.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  35. 35.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  36. 36.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  39. 39.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines

Answer key

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

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