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