← Types of lines lesson New set →

Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 96 · 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.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a jalebi (c) a laser beam (d) a flag in the wind
  3. 3.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  5. 5.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  6. 6.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a snail shell (d) a row of pointy peaks
  7. 7.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  9. 9.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
  10. 10.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a wriggling snake (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a jalebi
  11. 11.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a wavy line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag line
  13. 13.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  14. 14.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  17. 17.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a zigzag (c) a straight line (d) a spiral
  18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  19. 19.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a lightning bolt (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a snail shell
  21. 21.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  23. 23.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a lightning bolt (d) a cut-here line
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a coiled rope (d) a laser beam
  25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  26. 26.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  27. 27.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a playground slide (c) a falling tree (d) a sleeping person
  30. 30.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a laser beam (b) a coiled rope (c) a lightning bolt (d) a cut-here line
  31. 31.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a leaning ladder (d) a person standing tall
  32. 32.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  33. 33.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  34. 34.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a jalebi (b) a lightning bolt (c) dashes on a road (d) ocean waves
  36. 36.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a playground slide (d) a tall lamp post
  37. 37.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  38. 38.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  39. 39.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  40. 40.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a jalebi
  3. False
  4. vertical lines
  5. zigzag line
  6. a row of pointy peaks
  7. vertical
  8. zigzag lines
  9. a tall lamp post
  10. a wriggling snake
  11. False
  12. a wavy line
  13. vertical
  14. True
  15. True
  16. diagonal
  17. a spiral
  18. zigzag line
  19. False
  20. ocean waves
  21. True
  22. horizontal lines
  23. a cut-here line
  24. the teeth of a saw
  25. diagonal lines
  26. vertical
  27. True
  28. True
  29. a sleeping person
  30. a coiled rope
  31. a leaning ladder
  32. spiral line
  33. diagonal
  34. True
  35. a lightning bolt
  36. a playground slide
  37. diagonal
  38. wavy line
  39. horizontal
  40. False

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