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