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