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