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