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