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