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