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