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