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