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