Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 513 · 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.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a jalebi (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a flag in the wind
2. 2.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
3. 3.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
4. 4.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
5. 5.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a cut-here line (c) a wriggling snake (d) a laser beam
6. 6.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
11. 11.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag (c) a straight line (d) a spiral
12. 12.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
14. 14.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
15. 15.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a falling tree (c) a person standing tall (d) a sleeping person
16. 16.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a playground slide (d) a person standing tall
17. 17.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
19. 19.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
20. 20.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a table top (d) a tall lamp post
21. 21.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
23. 23.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) a laser beam (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a snail shell
25. 25.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
26. 26.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
28. 28.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
31. 31.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) a laser beam (c) the teeth of a saw (d) dashes on a road
32. 32.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
34. 34.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
35. 35.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
37. 37.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a falling tree (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a table top
39. 39.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line

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