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