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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 974 · 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.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a wriggling snake (c) a laser beam (d) a ruler’s edge
  2. 2.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  3. 3.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  5. 5.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  7. 7.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  8. 8.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a wavy line (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  11. 11.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) ocean waves (b) a jalebi (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a laser beam
  14. 14.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a falling tree (d) a person standing tall
  16. 16.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  17. 17.📏 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
  18. 18.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a zigzag (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  19. 19.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a table top (c) a person standing tall (d) a playground slide
  20. 20.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  23. 23.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  24. 24.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  26. 26.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  28. 28.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  31. 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
  32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  33. 33.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a snail shell (b) a ruler’s edge (c) the teeth of a saw (d) stitches on cloth
  35. 35.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a laser beam (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) dashes on a road
  39. 39.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  40. 40.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a wriggling snake
  2. straight line
  3. True
  4. diagonal
  5. True
  6. vertical
  7. horizontal
  8. True
  9. False
  10. a wavy line
  11. False
  12. zigzag line
  13. a laser beam
  14. False
  15. a falling tree
  16. vertical
  17. dotted or broken line
  18. a spiral
  19. a table top
  20. True
  21. zigzag lines
  22. diagonal lines
  23. curved lines
  24. False
  25. diagonal
  26. True
  27. straight line
  28. False
  29. False
  30. vertical
  31. horizontal lines
  32. zigzag lines
  33. True
  34. the teeth of a saw
  35. False
  36. True
  37. True
  38. dashes on a road
  39. diagonal
  40. False

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