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