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