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