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