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