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