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