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