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