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