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