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