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