Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 927 · 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.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
2. 2.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) stitches on cloth (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a flag in the wind
3. 3.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
4. 4.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
7. 7.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a falling tree (c) a sleeping person (d) a playground slide
9. 9.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag
11. 11.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
12. 12.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a jalebi (b) a coiled rope (c) a lightning bolt (d) a flag in the wind
13. 13.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a dotted line (c) a zigzag line (d) a straight line
14. 14.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
15. 15.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
17. 17.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) a sleeping person
19. 19.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
20. 20.📏 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
21. 21.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
23. 23.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a ruler’s edge (c) ocean waves (d) a row of pointy peaks
24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
25. 25.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a person standing tall (d) a tall lamp post
26. 26.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
27. 27.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
29. 29.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a cut-here line
30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
31. 31.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a ruler’s edge (c) the teeth of a saw (d) ocean waves
32. 32.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a lightning bolt (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a snail shell
33. 33.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a sleeping person (d) a tall lamp post
34. 34.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
36. 36.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a tall lamp post (c) a leaning ladder (d) a standing tree trunk
38. 38.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a lightning bolt (c) a ruler’s edge (d) the teeth of a saw
40. 40.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal

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