Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 625 · 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 is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) a standing tree trunk
2. 2.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a falling tree (d) a standing tree trunk
3. 3.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag line (c) a straight line (d) a wavy line
4. 4.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
5. 5.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
6. 6.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
8. 8.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
9. 9.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
11. 11.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a snail shell (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a tightly pulled rope
12. 12.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
13. 13.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) stitches on cloth (c) a cut-here line (d) a lightning bolt
14. 14.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a person standing tall (d) a standing tree trunk
15. 15.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) ocean waves (b) a wriggling snake (c) dashes on a road (d) the teeth of a saw
17. 17.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) ocean waves (c) a flag in the wind (d) a laser beam
18. 18.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a wriggling snake (d) a tightly pulled rope
19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
20. 20.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a snail shell (b) dashes on a road (c) a wriggling snake (d) the teeth of a saw
21. 21.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
22. 22.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
23. 23.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a spiral
25. 25.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
26. 26.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a coiled rope (b) ocean waves (c) a laser beam (d) a row of pointy peaks
27. 27.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
28. 28.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
29. 29.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a cut-here line (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a row of pointy peaks
30. 30.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) ocean waves (b) a jalebi (c) stitches on cloth (d) a flag in the wind
34. 34.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
35. 35.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
37. 37.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a lightning bolt (c) a cut-here line (d) a jalebi
38. 38.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) a tall lamp post
40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines

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