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