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