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