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