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