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