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