← Types of lines lesson New set →

Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 827 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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

Answer key

  1. diagonal lines
  2. zigzag line
  3. zigzag line
  4. stitches on cloth
  5. the edge of a calm sea
  6. a lightning bolt
  7. straight line
  8. a spiral
  9. horizontal
  10. a wavy line
  11. a tall lamp post
  12. False
  13. horizontal
  14. horizontal lines
  15. vertical lines
  16. dotted or broken line
  17. False
  18. the teeth of a saw
  19. a sleeping person
  20. zigzag line
  21. False
  22. True
  23. spiral line
  24. False
  25. a tightly pulled rope
  26. horizontal lines
  27. vertical lines
  28. zigzag lines
  29. True
  30. a flag in the wind
  31. a row of pointy peaks
  32. diagonal lines
  33. vertical
  34. False
  35. True
  36. False
  37. True
  38. diagonal
  39. diagonal
  40. horizontal

Free art and painting lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/art-for-kids