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