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