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