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