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