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