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