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