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