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