Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 215 · 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 up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
2. 2.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
3. 3.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a table top (d) a person standing tall
4. 4.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a laser beam (d) a ruler’s edge
6. 6.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
7. 7.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
9. 9.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a sleeping person (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a playground slide
11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
12. 12.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a zigzag line (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
13. 13.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) the edge of a calm sea
14. 14.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a laser beam (b) a cut-here line (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a coiled rope
15. 15.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a person standing tall (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a playground slide
16. 16.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a cut-here line
17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
18. 18.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a coiled rope (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) dashes on a road
20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
21. 21.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a laser beam looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a leaning ladder (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
24. 24.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a table top (c) a leaning ladder (d) a falling tree
25. 25.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
26. 26.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) dashes on a road (c) a cut-here line (d) a lightning bolt
27. 27.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a snail shell (b) the teeth of a saw (c) ocean waves (d) a laser beam
28. 28.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
29. 29.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
31. 31.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a flag in the wind (d) a snail shell
32. 32.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag (c) a spiral (d) a straight line
33. 33.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
34. 34.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a laser beam (b) a coiled rope (c) a flag in the wind (d) the teeth of a saw
37. 37.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
39. 39.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a snail shell (c) a cut-here line (d) a row of pointy peaks
40. 40.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a lightning bolt (d) dashes on a road

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