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