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