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