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