Types of Lines Worksheet
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.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
- 2.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 3.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 4.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a leaning ladder (c) a tall lamp post (d) the edge of a calm sea
- 5.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 6.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
- 7.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
- 8.✏️ 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
- 9.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 10.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 11.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) ocean waves (c) a coiled rope (d) a tightly pulled rope
- 13.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 14.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 15.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
- 16.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
- 17.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: a snail shell looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
- 19.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
- 20.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
- 21.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a cut-here line (d) the teeth of a saw
- 22.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: a snail shell looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
- 25.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a coiled rope (c) a ruler’s edge (d) the teeth of a saw
- 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
- 27.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
- 28.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a table top (c) a standing tree trunk (d) the edge of a calm sea
- 29.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a snail shell (d) stitches on cloth
- 30.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a jalebi (b) dashes on a road (c) a lightning bolt (d) a flag in the wind
- 31.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
- 32.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a cut-here line (b) ocean waves (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a coiled rope
- 33.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
- 34.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a playground slide (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
- 35.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a flag in the wind (c) a snail shell (d) a jalebi
- 37.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
- 38.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a jalebi (d) a cut-here line
- 39.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a sleeping person (d) a person standing tall
- 40.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- diagonal
- diagonal
- vertical
- a leaning ladder
- True
- dotted or broken line
- False
- a wavy line
- diagonal
- horizontal
- False
- ocean waves
- horizontal
- horizontal
- False
- wavy line
- True
- False
- straight line
- vertical
- the teeth of a saw
- False
- False
- False
- a coiled rope
- horizontal lines
- horizontal
- a standing tree trunk
- a ruler’s edge
- a lightning bolt
- False
- a tightly pulled rope
- wavy line
- a tall lamp post
- False
- a flag in the wind
- True
- a jalebi
- a person standing tall
- False
Free art and painting lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/art-for-kids