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