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