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