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