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