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