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