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