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