← Types of lines lesson New set →

Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 237 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

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

Free art and painting lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/art-for-kids