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