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