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