Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 624 · 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.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a tall lamp post (c) a sleeping person (d) a standing tree trunk
3. 3.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a wavy line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag line
4. 4.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a sleeping person (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a person standing tall
5. 5.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a jalebi (b) a cut-here line (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a wriggling snake
6. 6.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a flag in the wind (d) a row of pointy peaks
7. 7.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
8. 8.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a leaning ladder (d) a playground slide
10. 10.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
11. 11.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
12. 12.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) the teeth of a saw (c) stitches on cloth (d) a tightly pulled rope
13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
14. 14.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) dashes on a road (c) a lightning bolt (d) a jalebi
15. 15.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
16. 16.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
19. 19.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
20. 20.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
23. 23.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a coiled rope (d) a snail shell
26. 26.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
28. 28.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
30. 30.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a table top (c) a falling tree (d) a sleeping person
32. 32.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a spiral (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag
35. 35.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a jalebi (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a snail shell (d) a wriggling snake
36. 36.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a sleeping person (d) the edge of a calm sea
37. 37.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
38. 38.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a lightning bolt (c) a laser beam (d) the teeth of a saw
39. 39.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a jalebi (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a snail shell
40. 40.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a cut-here line (d) a flag in the wind

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