← Types of lines lesson New set →

Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 933 · 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.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  2. 2.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  3. 3.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a wriggling snake (c) a snail shell (d) a cut-here line
  4. 4.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  6. 6.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a snail shell (c) stitches on cloth (d) the teeth of a saw
  10. 10.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag (c) a spiral (d) a straight line
  11. 11.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  13. 13.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  14. 14.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a falling tree (d) a tall lamp post
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a wriggling snake (d) a row of pointy peaks
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a laser beam (c) a jalebi (d) a wriggling snake
  24. 24.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  25. 25.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a laser beam (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) ocean waves
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  27. 27.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a coiled rope
  31. 31.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a wavy line (d) a zigzag line
  32. 32.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  34. 34.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a person standing tall (d) a playground slide
  36. 36.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a sleeping person (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a tall lamp post
  37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  38. 38.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a coiled rope (d) the teeth of a saw
  39. 39.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a sleeping person (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a falling tree
  40. 40.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. horizontal
  2. horizontal
  3. a wriggling snake
  4. vertical
  5. straight line
  6. False
  7. wavy line
  8. curved lines
  9. a snail shell
  10. a spiral
  11. True
  12. vertical
  13. vertical
  14. the edge of a calm sea
  15. wavy line
  16. vertical lines
  17. straight line
  18. zigzag line
  19. dotted or broken line
  20. a ruler’s edge
  21. dotted or broken line
  22. wavy line
  23. a jalebi
  24. diagonal
  25. a cut-here line
  26. spiral line
  27. False
  28. False
  29. spiral line
  30. a row of pointy peaks
  31. a wavy line
  32. False
  33. diagonal
  34. False
  35. a person standing tall
  36. a sleeping person
  37. curved lines
  38. a coiled rope
  39. a falling tree
  40. False

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