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