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