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