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