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