Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 50 · 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 slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
3. 3.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
4. 4.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) a person standing tall
6. 6.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a lightning bolt (c) a snail shell (d) a wriggling snake
7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
8. 8.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
12. 12.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
13. 13.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
14. 14.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a sleeping person (d) a table top
15. 15.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a wriggling snake (c) a snail shell (d) a laser beam
17. 17.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a coiled rope (b) ocean waves (c) a snail shell (d) the teeth of a saw
18. 18.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
19. 19.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a sleeping person (c) a person standing tall (d) a falling tree
22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
23. 23.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
24. 24.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a tall lamp post (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
26. 26.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a coiled rope (d) a cut-here line
28. 28.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a zigzag (c) a dotted line (d) a straight line
29. 29.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a table top (d) a leaning ladder
30. 30.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
32. 32.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
33. 33.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) the teeth of a saw (c) ocean waves (d) a cut-here line
34. 34.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
35. 35.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a coiled rope (c) ocean waves (d) a row of pointy peaks
36. 36.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) ocean waves (b) a coiled rope (c) dashes on a road (d) a wriggling snake
37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
38. 38.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
39. 39.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a person standing tall (c) a tall lamp post (d) a playground slide
40. 40.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a person standing tall (c) a playground slide (d) a sleeping person

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