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