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