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