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