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