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