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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 979 · 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 spiral line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a snail shell
  2. 2.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  3. 3.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  4. 4.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a person standing tall (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a tall lamp post
  5. 5.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) a falling tree
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  8. 8.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) dashes on a road (c) a ruler’s edge (d) ocean waves
  10. 10.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag line
  11. 11.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a flag in the wind (c) a laser beam (d) a coiled rope
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  16. 16.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  18. 18.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a sleeping person (c) a leaning ladder (d) a tall lamp post
  19. 19.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) ocean waves (d) a coiled rope
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a jalebi (b) the teeth of a saw (c) dashes on a road (d) a lightning bolt
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) ocean waves (c) a jalebi (d) a row of pointy peaks
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  26. 26.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  27. 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
  28. 28.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a person standing tall (d) a leaning ladder
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a wriggling snake (c) ocean waves (d) a ruler’s edge
  33. 33.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a lightning bolt (c) dashes on a road (d) ocean waves
  35. 35.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  38. 38.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a tall lamp post (c) a leaning ladder (d) a table top
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  40. 40.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal

Answer key

  1. a snail shell
  2. horizontal
  3. horizontal
  4. the edge of a calm sea
  5. True
  6. a table top
  7. spiral line
  8. diagonal
  9. ocean waves
  10. a wavy line
  11. False
  12. False
  13. a coiled rope
  14. horizontal lines
  15. wavy line
  16. False
  17. dotted or broken line
  18. a sleeping person
  19. False
  20. True
  21. False
  22. the teeth of a saw
  23. a jalebi
  24. a row of pointy peaks
  25. curved lines
  26. diagonal
  27. vertical lines
  28. False
  29. False
  30. True
  31. a leaning ladder
  32. a ruler’s edge
  33. diagonal
  34. a lightning bolt
  35. True
  36. horizontal
  37. straight line
  38. a tall lamp post
  39. dotted or broken line
  40. vertical

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