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