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