Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 160 · 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.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
2. 2.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a wriggling snake (c) dashes on a road (d) ocean waves
3. 3.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a flag in the wind (c) dashes on a road (d) a coiled rope
4. 4.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
6. 6.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
9. 9.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
10. 10.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a person standing tall (c) a sleeping person (d) a table top
11. 11.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a wriggling snake (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a jalebi
12. 12.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
13. 13.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
16. 16.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a jalebi (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) ocean waves (d) a laser beam
17. 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
18. 18.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) dashes on a road (c) a wriggling snake (d) a snail shell
19. 19.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a snail shell (c) a ruler’s edge (d) stitches on cloth
21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
22. 22.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
24. 24.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
25. 25.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a coiled rope (d) a lightning bolt
26. 26.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
27. 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
28. 28.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
31. 31.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a wriggling snake (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a cut-here line
32. 32.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a sleeping person (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a standing tree trunk
33. 33.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
35. 35.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a falling tree (d) a person standing tall
36. 36.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
37. 37.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
39. 39.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
40. 40.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line

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