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