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