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