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