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