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