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