Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 131 · 40 questions

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.

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

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