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