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