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