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