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