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