← Types of lines lesson New set →

Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 323 · 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.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a laser beam (c) a flag in the wind (d) a coiled rope
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a snail shell (d) a row of pointy peaks
  4. 4.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) ocean waves (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a cut-here line (d) the teeth of a saw
  6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  7. 7.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a sleeping person (c) a falling tree (d) a playground slide
  8. 8.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a falling tree (c) a standing tree trunk (d) the edge of a calm sea
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  12. 12.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a straight line (c) a spiral (d) a dotted line
  13. 13.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) ocean waves (c) dashes on a road (d) a flag in the wind
  15. 15.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  16. 16.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a laser beam (b) a lightning bolt (c) stitches on cloth (d) a ruler’s edge
  19. 19.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a playground slide (c) a person standing tall (d) a table top
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a flag in the wind (c) a wriggling snake (d) a jalebi
  21. 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  22. 22.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  23. 23.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a sleeping person (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a standing tree trunk
  25. 25.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  26. 26.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  27. 27.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  28. 28.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  29. 29.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a lightning bolt (c) stitches on cloth (d) a ruler’s edge
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  32. 32.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  35. 35.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  36. 36.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a jalebi (b) stitches on cloth (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a tightly pulled rope
  39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines

Answer key

  1. curved lines
  2. a coiled rope
  3. a tightly pulled rope
  4. False
  5. a cut-here line
  6. horizontal lines
  7. a sleeping person
  8. False
  9. False
  10. the edge of a calm sea
  11. straight line
  12. a spiral
  13. wavy line
  14. dashes on a road
  15. horizontal
  16. True
  17. horizontal
  18. a lightning bolt
  19. a person standing tall
  20. a jalebi
  21. curved lines
  22. vertical
  23. False
  24. a standing tree trunk
  25. vertical
  26. horizontal
  27. zigzag line
  28. straight line
  29. vertical
  30. a ruler’s edge
  31. zigzag line
  32. False
  33. diagonal
  34. wavy line
  35. diagonal
  36. False
  37. True
  38. stitches on cloth
  39. spiral line
  40. vertical lines

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