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