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