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