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