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