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