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