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