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