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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 963 · 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 person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) dashes on a road (c) a flag in the wind (d) a lightning bolt
  6. 6.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  7. 7.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) ocean waves
  10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  11. 11.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  13. 13.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag (d) a spiral
  15. 15.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) dashes on a road (c) a wriggling snake (d) a laser beam
  19. 19.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a flag in the wind (c) a cut-here line (d) ocean waves
  21. 21.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  22. 22.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  23. 23.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  24. 24.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a person standing tall (c) a falling tree (d) a standing tree trunk
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  26. 26.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a laser beam (c) stitches on cloth (d) a tightly pulled rope
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a jalebi (b) dashes on a road (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a row of pointy peaks
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  32. 32.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a straight line (c) a wavy line (d) a dotted line
  33. 33.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a person standing tall (c) a leaning ladder (d) the edge of a calm sea
  34. 34.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) dashes on a road (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a tightly pulled rope
  36. 36.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) stitches on cloth (c) dashes on a road (d) a ruler’s edge
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  38. 38.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line

Answer key

  1. True
  2. True
  3. False
  4. False
  5. a flag in the wind
  6. horizontal
  7. False
  8. vertical
  9. a snail shell
  10. wavy line
  11. False
  12. curved lines
  13. False
  14. a spiral
  15. diagonal
  16. spiral line
  17. vertical lines
  18. a wriggling snake
  19. False
  20. a cut-here line
  21. horizontal
  22. horizontal
  23. vertical
  24. a falling tree
  25. straight line
  26. False
  27. zigzag line
  28. stitches on cloth
  29. diagonal lines
  30. dashes on a road
  31. spiral line
  32. a wavy line
  33. a person standing tall
  34. False
  35. the teeth of a saw
  36. a ruler’s edge
  37. dotted or broken line
  38. False
  39. True
  40. spiral line

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