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